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Nirmala Sitharaman challenges Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for debate on SIR, EVMs

Nirmala Sitharaman challenges Rahul Gandhi to come to Parliament for debate on SIR, EVMs

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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi issued a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate alleged foreign links, telling the PM “Daro mat” and noting that 24 hours had passed since his challenge. In response, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged Gandhi to bring the issue to Parliament, specifically requesting a debate on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and electronic voting machines, and criticized the use of social media for such challenges. Sitharaman posted the invitation on X, repeating the call for a parliamentary discussion rather than online exchanges.

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    Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to take part in a parliamentary debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and EVMs, rather than "issuing challenges" on social media. In a post on X, the finance minister underlined…

    — The New Indian Express

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to take part in a parliamentary debate on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and EVMs, rather than "issuing challenges" on social media. In a post on X, the finance minister underlined…

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