Kiren Rijiju Blames Congress for No Pollution Debate, Defends Passage of Key Bills | Exclusive

In an exclusive interview with India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju blames the Congress for the lack of a debate on India's air pollution emergency during the Winter Session. Rijiju claims the discussion was listed with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the lead speaker, but her own party 'curtailed her chance to speak' by creating a ruckus. The Minister also defends the government's legislative agenda, specifically the passage of the 'Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill' (VB-G RAM G) and the 'SHANTI Bill' on nuclear energy. Rejecting allegations of 'bulldozing' legislation, Rijiju asserts the government was willing to discuss the bills for as long as the opposition wanted.