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The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee’s Bhubaneswar wing on Monday organised a demonstration on the issue of the Centre’s alleged use of Pegasus spyware to hack phones of politicians, ministers, journalists, industrialists and other eminent personalities.
Party activists burnt the effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah at Master Canteen Square near the Congress Bhavan. “We demand a judicial probe into this. This kind of hacking of phones using the Pegasus spyware could not have happened without the knowledge of the Prime Minister and home minister. The home minister should immediately resign,” said senior Congress leader Biswajit Das.
Pegasus snooping row: Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee demands resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah
OPCC president Niranjan Patnaik discussed the issue with senior leaders at the Congress Bhavan before submission of the memorandum to the Governor.
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BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) along with party MPs and MLAs on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court monitored judicial probe into spyware Pegasus and immediate resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the issue.
In a memorandum submitted to Governor Ganeshi Lal, the Congress alleged that Shah is responsible for the ‘heinous and unpardonable’ activities with the tacit support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Odisha Bandh Today: Left parties, Congress protest against fuel price hike
The Left parties have given a six-hour bandh call in Odisha on Thursday against the steep fuel price hike. Leaders of CPI, CPI(M), Forward Block and CPI(ML- Liberation) announced that the bandh would begin at 6 am and continue till 12 pm. State Congress president Niranjan Patnaik said his party will extend its support to the bandh.
CPI state secretary Asish Kanungo said vehicles will stay off the roads, shops and other business establishments will also remain shut during the period. The Left leaders demanded immediate withdrawal of taxes imposed on fuel by the Centre and the state government to bring down prices to provide relief to the common people.