Why can't Parliament meet virtually: Jairam Ramesh questions govt

The Congress has been demanding a Parliament session to discuss the current political situation and has been accusing the government of running away from parliamentary oversight

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has kicked up a row by questioning the government over not convening the Parliament session and even comparing it to Pakistan.

Jairam Ramesh questioned, "How is it that even Pakistani Parliament can convene, but India, the world's largest democracy and a tech-savvy nation can't even meet virtually?"

Ramesh said that even parliamentary committees are not meeting virtually. "Not even smaller groups like parliamentary committees can meet virtually? What happened to Digital India?" he said.

The Congress has been demanding a Parliament session to discuss the current political situation and has been accusing the government of running