Hyderabad, Nov. 6 -- Congress MP Suresh Shetkar on Friday said the Congress and the INDIA bloc were ready for an open debate on the alleged removal of 13 crore votes from the eligible voters' list.

He welcomed the proposed special session and said the Opposition was prepared to participate in the discussion in any format.

Shetkar said, "We are ready for an open debate on the 13 crore votes that were removed from the eligible voters' list. Our Congress Party and the INDIA Alliance are ready to address this issue in every possible way. Our Rahul ji, the Congress Party and the INDIA Alliance are all prepared for this. We welcome that (Special) session, and we are ready for it. Rahul ji has already issued the challenge, and we are ready to ...