New Delhi, July 21 -- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said it was "unconscionable" for the government not to keep a discussion in Parliament on the student protest in Delhi and the police action that occurred during the march, and urged the Speaker to intervene directly to break the ongoing deadlock in the House.

Tharoor accused the Centre of being "stubborn" about the issue, questioning which place is more suitable for discussions than Parliament.

"This is a really unfortunate situation. As I said, what Parliament is for is for discussion. We have a number of issues that are burning up the nation, including this capital city. We've seen what happened yesterday. And in these circumstances, if Parliament is not the forum to discuss...