India, Feb. 3 -- Violation of people's privacy by companies promoting products through unsolicited calls, migration of youths to other countries and the rising cost of private medical treatment were among the issues raised by Rajya Sabha members on Monday during the Zero Hour.

A demand was also made for the declaration of wild boar as vermin under the Wildlife Protection Act in view of incidents of human-animal conflict and crop damage.

Dr Fauzia Khan, an NCP (SP) MP from Maharashtra, said that while inward migration in the country is modest, the outward trend is alarming. Quoting Government records, she said that 2.25 lakh Indians renounced citizenship in 2022, 2.16 lakh in 2023 and 2.06 lakh in 2024.

She claimed that India is the lar...