Rahul Gandhi Meets Lok Sabha Speaker Amid Parliament Standoff

Amid a face-off in Parliament between the Centre and Opposition, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and urged him to expunge derogatory remarks made in the House against his family and the Congress.

Mr Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, has told the Speaker that Opposition MPs want the House to function.

The Winter Session of Parliament, which started late last month, has seen little business due to repeated adjournments. The session is likely to end around December 20 before the year-end holidays.