Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose party JD(U) is an ally to the BJP called for a probe in the Pegasus spyware controversy on August 2.
“A probe should be done, indeed. We have been hearing about telephone tapping for so many days,” Kumar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
He also said that the matter should be discussed in Parliament as Opposition leaders have been “reiterating (for talks) for so many days,” reported ANI.
Addressing reporters in Patna, the JD(U) chief also echoed the Opposition’s demand for a discussion on the issue in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, the report added.
Earlier, West Bengal government had demanded a probe by the Centre and later set up a two-member inquiry commission to probe the Pegasus spyware row.
The panel will probe the “illegal hacking, tracking and recording of mobile phones in West Bengal,” Mamata Banerjee said.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she had set up the panel as the union government was “reluctant” to probe the Pegasus snooping row.