‘I Am Totally Frustrated’: Rijiju Says Government Wants Parliament Debate, Opposition ‘Running Away’

U io
Pa liame ta y
Affai s
Mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
o
Wed esday
accused
the
Co g ess
of
lacki g
the
cou age
to
pa ticipate
i
a
pa liame ta y
discussio ,
sayi g
the
gove me t
was
eady
to
exte d
the
House
sessio
if
the
Oppositio
ag eed
to
begi
the
debate.
Rijiju
said
the
gove me t
was
willi g
to
p ovide
a swe s
a d
hold
a
ope
a d
detailed
discussio ,
while
questio i g
why
the
Co g ess
was
“ u i g
away& dquo;
f om
the
matte .

Rijiju
Challe ges
Co g ess

Respo di g
to
a
questio
o
whethe
the
du atio
of
the
House
sessio
could
be
exte ded,
Rijiju
said
the
gove me t
would
ag ee
if
Co g ess
i fo med
it
by
11:00
AM
the
followi g
mo i g
that
it
was
eady
fo
the
discussio .

“We
a e
eady
fo
the
discussio .
You
should
ask
Co g ess
why
they
got
sca ed
a d
why
they
fled,& dquo;
Rijiju
said,
addi g
that
he
had
eve
imagi ed
the
Co g ess
would
become
“so
weak& dquo;.

Gove me t
P esses
Fo
Debate

Rijiju
said
the
gove me t
had
epeatedly
exp essed
its
willi g ess
to
discuss
the
matte ,
but
alleged
that
the
Oppositio
co ti ued
to
efuse.

He
said
Home
Mi iste
Amit
Shah
had
w itte
a othe
lette
to
Lok
Sabha
Speake
Om
Bi la,
eite ati g
the
gove me t’s
eadi ess
fo
a
“ope ,
exte sive,
a d
detailed
discussio & dquo;
a d
aski g
him
to
pe suade
Oppositio
leade s
to
pa ticipate.

#WATCH
|
Delhi:
Pa liame ta y
Affai s
Mi iste
Ki e
Rijiju
says,
“I
am
totally
f ust ated.
Fo
the
fi st
time
i
my
life,
I
am
wit essi g
a
sce a io
whe e
the
gove me t
wa ts
a
discussio
i
Pa liame t,
yet
the
oppositio
is
u i g
away
f om
it.
It
is
ha d
to
imagi e
this,…

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—
ANI
(@ANI)

August
12,
2026

“Have
you
eve
hea d
of
such
a
thi g?
The
gove me t
itself
is
ea estly
equesti g
the
Speake
to
co vi ce
the
oppositio
to
pa ticipate
i
a
discussio ,& dquo;
Rijiju
said.

He
said
the
gove me t
was
eady.

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Read:

Amit
Shah
Ready
To
A swe
‘A y
Questio ‘
O
Stude t
P otests,
Says
Oppositio
Blocki g
Discussio

Rahul
Ga dhi
Hits
Back

The
ema ks
came
afte
Lok
Sabha
Leade
of
Oppositio
Rahul
Ga dhi
hit
back
at
Shah& squo;s
accusatio
that
the
Oppositio
was
“ u i g
away& dquo;
f om
a
debate.

Ga dhi
said
Shah
himself
had
bee
“missi g& dquo;
f om
Pa liame t
fo
20
days.
He
ejected
Shah& squo;s
offe
to
a swe
questio s
o
the
NEET
p otests,
i stead
dema di g
that
the
Home
Mi iste
add ess
allegatio s
co ce i g
police
actio
agai st
p otesti g
stude ts.

Shah
had
challe ged
the
Oppositio
to
submit
a
equest
fo
a
discussio
a d
p omised
to
emai
p ese t
i
the
House
to
a swe
eve y
questio .

Also
Read:

Amit
Shah
Sets
Co ditio
Fo
Debate
I
Pa liame t,
Rahul
Ga dhi
Says
‘Do & squo;t
Need
Lectu e& squo;

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