Dismissing Rahul Gandhi’s assertion that he is not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha on demonetisation as “rubbish”, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar has said the government wants the Congress Vice President to speak as “the more Rahul speaks, the more Congress will get exposed”.
Javadekar said the government is “absolutely interested” in having a debate in Parliament on the issue but suggested that the stance of the Congress-led opposition was not reasonable.
“We are absolutely interested…. Now what they are demanding is that Prime Minister should not only intervene but also listen to all.
“Tomorrow they may come up with an absurd demand that Prime Minister must be present in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha simultaneously,” the Minister said, claiming that even people were laughing at these opposition parties.
Asked about Rahul Gandhi’s remarks that he was not being allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha, Javadekar responded, “That is rubbish.
