Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Centre is fully prepared to discuss the NEET paper leak and related issues in Parliament, accusing the Opposition of avoiding debate by imposing conditions. The Rajya Sabha witnessed disruptions after Congress demanded Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the alleged NEET irregularities, leading to an adjournment.

New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the government was ready for a discussion on the NEET exam paper leak and related matters, but the Opposition is looking for excuses and putting conditions to avoid a debate.

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Sessionon Session, Rijiju said the government had been maintaining since the beginning of the Session that it was ready to discuss all important issues, including the NEET exam paper leak.

"If you are looking for excuses to not have a discussion, then it is not right," Rijiju said, adding that the government was "100 per cent ready" for a discussion on the issue.

"I would like to present the side of the Govt in the House. Since day one of the Monsoon session, the Govt has been saying that we are ready to have a discussion on all important issues. We are ready for a discussion on NEET exam paper leak since the beginning. We are ready even now," he said.