Azhar 'Rahul Should Be Allowed To Speak In Parliament'

Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammad Azharuddin on Saturday backed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's demand for a debate, stressing that he should also be allowed to speak in Parliament.

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's challenge for a debate, Azharuddin said discussions on the issue were welcome and noted that the Congress leader had been demanding one for a long time. 

"It's good that there should be a discussion. I think Rahul Gandhi has been saying for a long time that this



issue should be discussed. You can hold the discussion anywhere, but he should also be allowed to speak in Parliament. That is important," Azharuddin told Media.

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday accused the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of having done "no homework" on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, after the Congress leader told Union Home Minister Amit Shah not to "confuse" Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid the ongoing row over the debate challenge.