‘LoP cannot dictate the chair’: Rijiju rebukes Kharge in Rajya Sabha

Union minister Kiren Rijiju rebuked Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha, saying the Leader of Opposition cannot dictate the Chair but can only make requests. During the heated exchange, Rijiju also claimed Congress’s new MPs are "not learning anything" because party leadership is not giving them opportunities. This statement added to tensions between the treasury bench and opposition. The remark underscores ongoing friction between government and opposition in Parliament. Kharge, as Congress president and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, frequently confronts ruling benches over procedural and policy issues.