TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has refuted the government’s charge that the opposition was stalling business in Parliament, saying a meeting by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to resolve the impasse never happened.
Mr. Singh countered the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, saying he did have a phone call conversation over smooth functioning of the House with Mr. Kharge but never gave an assurance of any meeting.
Functioning of Parliament has been crippled as the opposition is protesting in both the houses over the Pegasus snooping controversy, farm laws and other issues.
While speaking in Rajya Sabha, Mr. Kharge said there are talks outside and even in media that Mr. Singh has come forward and reached out to the opposition to end the logjam but the opposition is not ready for that.
Mr Kharge was interrupted by Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, who was in the chair, on the ground that it was beyond the subject matter of business of the listed matters.
The upper house was discussing the Essential Defence Services Bill, 2021, which seeks to replace the related Ordinance brought in in June 2021.
