Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and EVMs, instead of "issuing challenges" on social media. In a post on X, the finance minister underlined that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has already said the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament to debate on SIR and electronic voting machines (EVMs). Sitharaman's response came shortly after Gandhi dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an open debate on his charge that the "opposition is anti-national" and asked why the PM has not filed a defamation case against him over his "foreign connections" allegation. She said, "Rahul ji, you ask the Prime Minister to choose a venue for a debate. There is already one: Parliament, where you happen to be the LoP. Why not show the same enthusiasm for a debate in Parliament that you show while issuing challenges on social media?" "Just yesterday
Sitharaman challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate SIR, EVMs in Parliament
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Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for a debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and EVMs, instead of "issuing challenges" on social media. In a post on X, the finance minister underlined that Union Home Minister Amit Shah has already said the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament to debate on SIR and electronic voting machines (EVMs). Sitharaman's response came shortly after Gan
Key Takeaways
- Sitharaman challenges Rahul Gandhi to debate SIR, EVMs in Parliament.
- She said, "Rahul ji, you ask the Prime Minister to choose a venue for a debate.
- There is already one: Parliament, where you happen to be the LoP.
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