LUCKNOW, Oct. 30 -- Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was ready to call a special session of Parliament to discuss vote theft allegations leveled by the Opposition, but added that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi won't agree to the discussion.

"I am ready to call a special session of Parliament to discuss vote chori (vote theft allegations). But Rahul baba will never agree. He will never discuss the issue in Parliament but will create a nuisance on the street," Shah told party workers in Lucknow.

"I challenge Rahul (Gandhi) and Akhilesh (Yadav) to discuss every allegation inside Parliament. The allegations against the Election Commission are baseless. But they don't want a discussion; they want dr...