Pegasus row: Congress stir outside Raj Bhavan in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: The Congress staged a sit-in at the Raj Bhavan here on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Union home minister Amit Shah and a judicial inquiry into the Pegasus snooping controversy.
PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra, party MLAs and workers participated in the protest. “Congress will fight from Parliament to street against every anti-national move of the BJP government,” said Dotasra.
“Be it constitutional institutions, politicians, media, by spying on everyone, Modi government got the distinction of being the biggest spy in the world, said Dotasra. The Modi-Shah government bought Pegasus software. Then put it to use for surveillance on everyone. Personal talks of own ministers, former chief ministers and opposition leaders were heard by tapping the phone. Therefore, the Congress party demands a judicial inquiry by the Supreme Court in the Pegasus espionage case.” Dotasara alleged that the Modi government had earlier made the veteran leaders of its own party sit at home. “In the second phase, the Modi government came to power by hiding behind the valour of the army. Forget the promises, when no one other than the government can get the software, who is doing this spying. The central government should disclose this,” he demanded.
Dotasra also used the occasion to attack BJP on the charges of manipulation in the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) in the RAS examination 2018 with his relatives getting highest score in the interview. “If you have the guts, get me investigated in any case. Otherwise bring that Nimbaram here... Don't feel ashamed, you are allergic to farmer's sons. You are roaming around licking the marksheets of farmer's sons and gloating about corruption.”
Nimbaram, an RSS leader is accused of corruption by the ACB in an alleged kickback of Rs 20 crore from a garbage collection company in Jaipur. He is now absconding. Hundreds of Congress officials and workers, including Vaibhav Gehlot, son of chief minister Ashok Gehlot and several MLAs, including cabinet ministers had participated in the protest. Youth Congress state president Ganesh Ghoghra and Khajuwala MLA Govind Meghwal accused the governor of an agent of the Modi government, not as constitutional head.