New Delhi, July 23 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday hit out at the Congress party over the ongoing NEET-UG paper leak controversy, accusing the opposition of "politicising" a sensitive issue and intentionally disrupting Parliamentary proceedings to avoid a factual discussion.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Union Minister stated that while the government is fully prepared for a "comprehensive debate" on the matter, the Congress-led opposition is more interested in agitation than finding solutions for the youth.

"When the government has come forward to send ministers to the place where they were not so--with permission, without permission, right at LKM (Lok Kalyan Marg), sitting and agitating--and the firs...