Sonia Gandhi lashed out at Minister Ananth Kumar

New Delhi, April 5: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar and accused him of "lying" and said it is the government that did not allow the Parliament to function.

Earlier in the day, Kumar accused the Congress of being the "main culprit" for the washout of second-half of the Budget session of Parliament and said it will hurt the opposition party badly in the Karnataka Assembly polls.

Kumar also said that the entire country was watching Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi (Congress President), the Congress and their associates.

Countering the Minister, Sonia Gandhi said: "I think it is shameful that the Parliamentary Affairs Minister can lie on the floor of House."

"Congress has been sitting patiently and always requested a discussion. It is the government and its allies that have not been allowing Parliament to function," she said.