Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (Screengrab from LSTV via PTI)Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has agreed to take Opposition's questions on the situation at Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh after he briefs the Rajya Sabha on the issue on Thursday, the sources have said.The sources said that the defence minister took the decision during the all-party meeting, held on Wednesday.
However, he said he will take one or two questions that will not stretch the issue unnecessarily.The opposition had raised a hue and cry on Tuesday as they were not allowed to ask questions after Rajnath Singh briefed Lok Sabha on the India-China standoff in Ladakh.
The Congress staged a walkout after Rajnath Singh's speech ended and later its leaders raised the matter on social media and asked why the 'government was running away from questions'.On Wednesday, the government called an informal meeting of parties that have five or more members in Rajya Sabha.
The meeting was chaired by the defence minister.Apart from Rajnath Singh, the meeting was attended by Union ministers Piyush Goyal, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Prahlad Joshi and V Muraleedharan, and Rajya Sabha MPs Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma and T Siva.