‘Opposition Running Away From Debate as Their Leader No Longer MP’

New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at the Congress-led opposition for “not allowing Parliament to function” and wondered whether it was because their leader was no longer a member of the Lok Sabha.

In an apparent reference to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member in March, Thakur wondered whether it was the “desire” of some persons no longer members of the House to ensure that Parliament does not function.

“Opposition is making excuses for not allowing the House to function. Some persons are no longer members of the House and it is their desire that the House should not function,” said the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister outside Parliament.