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instagram.com/ @thesikhtimes facebook.com/ thesikhtimes qaumipatrika VISIT: PUBLISHED FROM Delhi, Haryana, Uttar www.thesikhtimes.in Pradesh, Punjab, The Sikh Times Email:[email protected] Chandigarh, Himachal and Jammu National Daily Vol. 13 No. 65 RNI NO. DELENG/2008/25465 New Delhi, Tuesday, 20 July, 2021 [email protected] 9971359517 12 pages. 2/- Modi govt seems to have launched Letter writers Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari in new Congress parliamentary groups New Delhi. Ahead of the grave attack on Right to Privacy: Monsoon session of Parliament, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday reconstituted the party’s parliamentary groups, Priyanka Gandhi on Pegasus row bringing in Manish Tewari and Shashi Tharoor in the Lok Sabha group and senior After Congress leader leaders like P Chidambaram, Ambika Soni and Digvijaya Rahul Gandhi, Congress Singh in the Rajya Sabha group. leader Priyanka Gandhi The decision to include Tewari and Tharoor — who were too reacted to the Israeli signatories to the letter a group of 23 senior leaders had Lok Sabha group headed by Chowdhury. spyware Pegasus row. written to Sonia last year seeking radical Both of them were, interestingly, seen as changes in the party – is significant as it is possible replacements for Chowdhury. The She said if the reports seen as yet another attempt by her to involve other members are Gogoi, chief whip the letter writers in the decision-making Kodikunnil Suresh, Bittu and fellow whip are true, then the PM process. Sonia also signalled that Adhir Manickam Tagore. In Rajya Sabha, she Ranjan Chowdhury will continue as the expanded the group to include former Union Modi government has leader of the party in Lok Sabha. The ministers Chidambaram and Soni and Congress leadership had toyed with the idea Singh, the former Madhya Pradesh CM. launched a grave attack of removing Chowdhury, which was seen as While Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun an attempt by the party to build bridges with Kharge heads the group, the other members on Right to Privacy. the Trinamool Congress and coordinate the are deputy leader Anand Sharma, chief whip campaign against the BJP and the central Jairam Ramesh and AICC general secretary government in Parliament. “He is (organisation) K C Venugopal. Sonia, in the New Delhi Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi as a Fundamental Right. This is an affront to continuing as of now,” a senior leader told Vadra has targeted the Centre over the democracy and has ominous implications for several journalists and politicians in India.A appointment letter, said the groups are report published on Sunday alleged that The Indian Express. Sonia had in August meant to facilitate and ensure effective Pegasus spyware issue, saying that if the our freedoms."Earlier in the day, her brother last year elevated two-term MP from Assam reports are true, then the Modi government Rahul Gandhi too jumped into the debate. Pegasus was also used in India to hack the functioning of the party in both Houses of phones of around 300 Indians, including Gaurav Gogoi as the party’s deputy leader in Parliament. “These groups will meet daily seems to have "launched a grave and sinister Using the hashtag #Pegasus, he said, "We Lok Sabha and Punjab MP Ravneet Singh attack on the Right to Privacy."Taking to know what he’s been reading- everything on prominent journalists, politicians, Opposition during the session and can meet during the leaders and even a few Union ministers. Bittu as the whip. The move was then seen inter-session periods as well where Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said, "The #Pegasus your phone."Ahead of the Monsoon session as a snub to Tharoor and Tewari as it had revelations are abhorrent. If true, the Modi of Parliament that commenced today, several The report has further claimed that most of Parliament issues are concerned… joint these prominent individuals were targeted come just days after the 23 leaders had meetings of these groups can be convened government seems to have launched a grave Opposition leaders gave notices seeking written to Sonia asking for major changes in and sinister attack on the Right to Privacy - discussion on Pegasus spyware that was between 2018 and 2019 ahead of the Lok as and when needed,” she said. Kharge will Sabha elections. the party organisation. On Sunday, she be the convenor of joint meetings. constitutionally guaranteed to Indian citizens reportedly used to hack into the phones of included both Tewari and Tharoor in the Rahul Gandhi's "We Know Overconfidence of many Viral audio clip on leadership change What He's Been Reading" party leaders led to BJP's Taunt In Snooping Row New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took rout in WB assembly fake, says Karnataka BJP chief a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after phone numbers of Indian ministers, polls: Suvendu Adhikari leaders in the opposition, and journalists were Bengaluru. An audio clip purportedly of met BJP chief JP Nadda at his residence. found on a database of targets for hacking that Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel After his meeting with Nadda, the Kolkata. In his first public criticism after used Israeli spyware 'Pegasus' - only available speaking about a leadership change in the Karnataka Chief Minister said they to government. BJP's defeat in the West Bengal assembly state has gone viral. However, Kateel has discussed in detail the development of the polls, Leader of Opposition in the State According to The Wire, which published the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said denied it and called it fake. He said he will party in Karnataka. "We discussed the report, forensic tests conducted on some the BJP lost because of several leaders' raise the issue with Chief Minister development of the party in the state. He phones associated with the target numbers overconfidence that the party would get over Yediyurappa. He said, "I'll write to the asked me to give special emphasis on revealed clear signs of targeting by Pegasus 170 seats. At a party meeting in Chandipur Chief Minister to investigate the audio. bringing the BJP back to power in spyware. "We know what he's been reading- area of Purba Medinipur district, Adhikari This is fake. It's not me on the call." Karnataka. The same was said by the everything on your phone!" tweeted the 51- said this smugness and overconfidence led The audio clip comes in the wake of a strong prime minister also. A detailed discussion year-old leader, answering his three-day-old to lack of understanding of the emerging buzz of leadership change in the state. In happened," Yediyurappa told reporters tweet where he "wondered what you guys are ground situation. the audio clip, the voice resembling that of Saturday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS after meeting Nadda. On the issue of his reading". The government has denied "As we did well in the first two poll phases in Kateel could be heard saying, "Don't tell Yediyurappa said he has not resigned from resignation, Yediyurappa said there is no involvement in the hacking, saying, "The these parts of assembly segments, many of anyone, will be removing the entire team of his post, but he might do so if certain question of hiding it. "That situation has not allegations regarding government our leaders became smug and overconfident. Eshwarappa, Jagadish Shettar, and we will conditions are met. yet come," he added. "So far, no one has surveillance on specific people has no They started believing that the BJP will make a new team, Don't tell anyone, they Sources said that Yediyurappa told PM Modi been asked to resign. If there is any news, there is no value to it," the Karnataka chief concrete basis or truth associated with it secure 170-180 seats in the elections, but have told not to give it to anyone, don't that he is ready to follow all his directions whatsoever." The report into the spying they did not do the groundwork. This cost us worry, we are there, whatever happens, it's and will even step down from his post only minister said. He further added, "It is the duty of a chief minister to come to Delhi to scandal is based on a leaked database dearly," the TMC turncoat said. He said all in my hands, there are three names, there if all his conditions are met. One of these accessed by Paris-based media non-profit continuing work at the ground level was is a chance to go in, no one from here, conditions includes a position at the central discuss state issues and get clearances. I will come again in the first week of August." Forbidden Stories and Amnesty International equally important as setting up targets, someone will be posted from Delhi." On level for his sons. Yediyurappa on Saturday that was shared with a host of publications which was realistic but needed hard work. around the world for a collaborative Reacting to Adhikari's claims, Trinamool investigation. The Wire's analysis of the data Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said, We have huge respect for his service to society: Bombay HC remembers Stan Swamy shows that most of the names, including a "Suvendu has conveniently forgotten the Mumbai The Bombay High Court on 5.The bench said every time senior advocate request which has been made by you sitting Supreme Court judge, two serving slew of social welfare projects and a spree of Monday remembered late Jesuit priest Stan Mihir Desai, who appeared for Stan Swamy, (Desai). When you approached the court for ministers in the Narendra Modi government, development by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and the mandate against BJP Swamy and said irrespective of the legal made a request, the same was considered by transferring Swamy (to hospital from jail) were targeted between 2018 and 2019, in the heavyweights' sustained campaign against matter, they admired his work for society the court.

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