India, Feb. 14 -- Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, on Friday, raised the issue of large portions of his speech during the debate on the motion of thanks to the President's address being expunged and demanded that they be restored.

Raising the issue soon after the Zero Hour, Kharge urged the chair to reconsider his decision of expunging certain portions of his speech, saying otherwise he will release them to the public.

Chairman CP Radhakrishnan, however, said he cannot question the chair, and what he was saying was not correct, as whatever has been expunged from the records cannot be released outside.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also questioned Kharge, saying he cannot question the decision of the cha...