Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju hit back at the Opposition, saying Shah was "ready" with his reply and accusing the Congress of preventing a discussion in Parliament. Jairam Ramesh Targets Amit ShahIn a post on X, Ramesh said Shah was absent from the Lok Sabha despite business being listed against his name. "After all that planting of news and desperate attempts to shift the narrative, the Union Home Minister was a no-show in the Lok Sabha today as well - even though he had business listed against his name." He also described it as "truly unprecedented" that Shah had been "missing from the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha" for 17 days. But Congress ran away and sloganeered outside, not letting a discussion take place," Rijiju told reporters outside Parliament, ANI reported.