“What is this mentality?” he asked, and said it was for the first time he faced such a situation in the House. “We have to see what other parties say on prioritising the Covid-19 debate over other issues,” said a senior Congress leader. Trinamool’s Lok Sabha floor leader Sudip Bandopadhay, however, added that the party will raise the snooping scandal in the House on Tuesday. In the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury prevented the PM from speaking and said his party has given notices to discuss issues, including the economy and (rising) prices. He said MPs cannot “afford to let the people down in their hour of pain and suffering”.

Source: Hindustan Times July 19, 2021 19:30 UTC