New Delhi, July 23 -- Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs prevented the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge from speaking despite the Chairman permitting him to do so, and accused Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju of spreading "disinformation".

In a post on X, Rajya Sabha MP said, "The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs is, as usual, spreading disinformation. BJP MPs this morning prevented the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha from speaking even after the Chairman had permitted him to do so."

He further said that the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was a "nation-wide demand" that was also being echoed in Parli...