Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju refuted Congress's claims that the government rejected their MP nominations for anti-terror outreach delegations. Rijiju clarified that informing Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge was merely a courtesy, not a request for nominations. He emphasized that seeking party recommendations for such delegations has never been a standard practice.
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