Kharge was under pressure from a family that the house did not run smoothly: Prahlad Joshi

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday alleged that Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge was “under pressure from a family” of not allowing the House to function smoothly during the winter session, which ended prematurely on Wednesday. done. Joshi said Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu tried to resolve the standoff between the government and the opposition, but the Congress and the Trinamool Congress were adamant on not allowing the House to function smoothly.

Dismissing reports of Naidu not trying to resolve the standoff between the two sides under pressure from the government, Joshi said it was Kharge who was “under pressure from a family to not let the House run smoothly”. Were”. According to some reports, Kharge has alleged that Naidu was under pressure from the government for not trying to resolve the standoff between the government and the opposition over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.

Strongly opposing Kharge’s alleged remarks, Joshi said, “It is far from the reality and it is very unfortunate that the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha is blaming the Speaker for his misconduct and indecent behavior in the House during the winter session.” ” The Speaker suggested on several occasions that the government and the opposition sit together to resolve the issues, he said, adding that “we sought a meeting with the opposition leaders several times but they never came”. “With all authority under his orders, the Speaker tried his best to resolve the issues by bringing both the sides to the table, but no consensus could be reached due to the adamant nature of Congress and TMC,” the minister said.