Don't believe in 'reciprocal harassment': Congress to BJP

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said that the government will go the "extra mile" to accommodate the opposition and is committed to the smooth running of Parliament.

To a question about the statement by Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptullah that only 'Parsis' were a minority, Singhvi said, "I don't think she said or meant that. Nobody can say only 'X' is a minority."

The Congress spokesperson, however, refrained from criticising Heptullah, who was earlier in Congress before joining BJP around a decade back.

"It is still early days. She has said she will come up with a response after a discussion with her Prime Minister and let us wait for that. I think I will give the benefit of doubt to her because it is obviously a wrong statement and therefore cannot be (held to mean) that," Singhvi said.