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"Such monitoring, as may be necessary to fight crime, for
national security or for counter-terrorism effort, is subject
to multiple checks and oversight," Chidambaram said.
Earlier in response to a demand by senior BJP leader L K
Advani that the Prime Minister should make a statement on the
matter, Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee said the Prime
Minister was ready to make a statement at 1530 hours.
This was because he was having a luncheon meeting with
Afghan President Hamid Karzai. "If you agree, the Home
Minister can make a statement right now and the issue will
be clarified," Mukherjee said.
In the melee, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad
and Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav stormed
the well demanding a JPC into the IPL episode.
Soon after the House assembled, the Question Hour was
stalled in both Houses with the opposition protesting the
alleged tapping of phones by the government and wanted
immediate clarification.
Advani also demanded that a law should be passed to
prevent the government from tapping phones. PTI ARC
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