New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi Thursday alleged Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge was "under pressure from one family" to not let the House function smoothly during the Winter Session, which concluded prematurely on Wednesday.
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 letting the House run smoothly.
Rubbishing reports that Naidu didn't try to resolve the standoff between the two sides under government pressure, Joshi said it was Kharge rather who was "under pressure from one family to not letting the House function smoothly".
According to some reports, Kharge has alleged that Naidu was under pressure from the government to not try to resolve the standoff between the government and the Opposition over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs.
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