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Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju addressed the disruption of the Monsoon Session in Parliament, blaming opposition parties for making it a washout. Rijiju stated that the Congress party and Samajwadi Party took a firm stand not to allow Parliament to function despite efforts to reach out to them. Discussing his conversation with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, Rijiju revealed that Rahul Gandhi demanded the Home Minister give a statement and resign, which Rijiju characterized by saying, "Democracy doesn't function like that." He noted that the Home Minister is a responsible official who acts responsibly and criticised Congress MPs for believing their primary duty is to raise slogans and make accusations. Rijiju emphasized that the government allocated proper time for discussions on each bill in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Addressing questions about a potential special session of Parliament, Rijiju stated he remains open to scrutiny and will inform the public when the time comes.

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00:00Is there regret that pellet guns were used because some of them did hit young students?
00:31The court will look into the matter and the authorities, police, etc.
01:00Because I thought, after all, we are all responsible people to run our parliament.
01:09Whenever I have gone out to the opposition parties, I have reached out to everybody.
01:16In a private note, all are okay.
01:18But then when they have taken a stand, then they stick to that.
01:23They have taken a stand, the Congress and Samajwadi, that they will not let parliament function.
01:28So the rest are all just excuses.
01:32They have decided not to let the parliament function.
01:35So I don't think that any extraordinary appeal would have had any impact.
01:44Because I had a long discussion with Rahul Gandhiji.
01:47Even Priyanka Gandhi was also sitting there when I had a discussion with Rahulji.
01:52He had only taken a stand that he will not compromise on certain things.
01:57And especially on home minister, he said, home minister has to just give a statement and resign.
02:05Democracy doesn't function like that.
02:07Home minister is a responsible person.
02:10And he will do everything responsibly.
02:13But how can he just act as per this childish demand?
02:20A statement though or resign?
02:22You don't behave like that in a parliamentary democracy.
02:25See, one thing, you know, as somebody who watched parliament, I do agree that the opposition constantly kept changing goalposts.
02:33Went from one to the other.
02:35Their charges, and you tell me if it's true, sir.
02:37They say that the home minister and the prime minister never came to the house.
02:40They came to the parliament, but never came to the house.
02:42Sunsad may I, southern may not.
02:44Sunsad may I, southern may I be.
03:04On the one hand, they don't allow parliament to function.
03:09And on the other side, they are accusing the home minister, PM, of not coming to the parliament.
03:13let me tell you frankly not as a bjp minister i'm telling you as a member of parliament i feel
03:26sorry for congress mps of congress mps now have started thinking that their primary duty is to
03:35raise slogans and abuse isco normalize kardia congress was a party with such dignified leaders
03:45in the past stalwarts the congress leaders were inspiring and stalwarts those days
03:51look at the people who are running congress party now and this congress mps holding those placards
04:00abusive language every day modi chor hai modi hai modi hai i mean you are reducing parliament
04:09to this abusive language against your prime minister if you have guts to oppose prime minister
04:14speak with content debate karo na they say that the treasury benches is it's become you know most
04:23mps that i speak to from the opposition say that parliament has become very hostile one bill after
04:28the other without discussion is being pushed through and the latest charge from mr jairam
04:34ramesh is that this monsoon session hasn't even been prorogued which is officially where it
04:40is closed the session it is and he's asking why hasn't it happened that is up to the government
04:45whenever parliament is to be called it is the government which decides and requests the rastrapati
04:52to call the session and when the the house is not prorogued then the session can be called
05:00can there be another session it is nothing it is nothing new which we are doing can there
05:05be a special session no that i will not answer but what i am answering you is you won't answer
05:10that what i'm answering you is right since 1952 after this interview i will give you the list right
05:18after 1952 there were numerous occasions where parliament session was adjunct sign a die but not
05:29prorogued and the session was someone again and there are numerous instances where the
05:39prorogued had happened much later congress can quote conveniently many things just to
05:47accuse the government but i will not buy those arguments my primary point is when we wanted
05:57the discussion on the bills we allotted the time each bill was given time to discuss
06:07in loksaba and rajasaba so sir i infer that there could be a special session called you're saying
06:14you won't answer it but pull it as a journalist you have every right to have inferences and as a
06:21senior journalist you are very experienced in reading the things you can read both ways yeah but then
06:27uh as a parliament affairs minister i'm always open to people's scrutiny thank you observation also
06:36and then when the time comes we'll all know we'll all know
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