The Pegasus issue affects the freedom of citizens, the lawyer, appearing for N Ram and Shashi Kumar said, and added that opposition leaders, journalists and even court staff have been put under surveillance.
The NSO said it had been informed in advance that Defence Ministry officials responsible for overseeing commercial exports of sensitive cyber-exports would be doing an inspection.
Rahul Gandhi has asked the government not to waste more time of Parliament and let the opposition raise issues of inflation, farmers and Pegasus in the House.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that Opposition MPs were raising the concern of the people and the government is not listening to Opposition parties.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Central Government over the 'Pegasus Project' and claimed that government has refused to hold discussions on spyware in the House.
Opposition MPs, especially from the Congress and Trinamool Congress, may face action for indulging in objectionable acts on the floor of the Lok Sabha.
Opposition MPs created ruckus in the Lok Sabha while protesting over Pegasus and other issues. Congress members were even seen throwing papers at the Chair and Treasury benches.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of using Pegasus spyware against the country's institutions.
Opposition MPs created uproar in the Lok Sabha as they raised 'Khela Hobe' slogan and demanded a discussion on 'Pegasus Project' report.
The uproar over farm laws and the alleged snooping using Pegasus spyware continued in Parliament on wednesday, with Rajya Sabha being adjourned till 12 pm.
Opposition parties' leaders on Wednesday held a meeting at the Parliament to chalk out the future course of action on several issues including the alleged Pegasus snooping controversy.
A massive political row erupted in the country and other parts of the globe after media reports claimed that the Pegasus spyware was used to infiltrate phones and conduct surveillance on political leaders, government officials and journalists.
On Friday, former Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi on described Pegasus as a weapon and demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Welcoming the tweet by the Congress, which also displays a photo of Abhishek, veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy said that it will pave the way for closer relations between the two parties.
The former home minister said he was not sure that one can go to the extent of saying that the entire electoral mandate of 2019 was vitiated by the "unlawful snooping" but added that it may have "helped" the BJP to score that victory which has been "tainted" by the allegations.
"People died in Hiroshima, while in the Pegasus case, it led to the death of freedom,", said Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.
The US maintained that it has no particular insight into the Pegasus issue in India.
As the Pegasus spyware issue is being hotly debated in the country, the Maharashtra government on Friday asked its employees to keep the use of mobile phones to a minimum during office hours, saying that landline phones are more preferable.
Congress-led Opposition has been disrupting Parliament proceedings over Pegasus row. Rahul Gandhi has demanded resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah and a judicial inquiry into the alleged phone tapping of leaders. Watch Congress vs BJP debate on India TV show Muqabla.
The alleged snooping issue has triggered a stormy start to the Monsoon Session after a global collaborative investigative project revealed that Israeli company NSO Groups' Pegasus spyware was targeted over 300 mobile phone numbers in India.
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