Home minister Amit Shah asked the Opposition to submit a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker at 2pm if they want a discussion, provided ‘they let the House run.’ Amid continuous uproar from the Opposition over his 'silence' on NEET protests and the Ram temple donation 'theft,' Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the government is "ready for a discussion from 3pm today."Home minister Amit Shah said he will take notes in the House and respond to all the questions. (PTI)He said that if the Opposition is ready, a discussion can be held in Parliament from Wednesday, 3pm to Thursday, 3 pm. He asked them to submit a letter to Speaker Om Birla by 2pm. Follow Parliament monsoon session LIVE updates"The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government is ready for all discussions. I will answer all the questions, but the House should be allowed to function," he told reporters outside the Parliament.Shah said that discussions on serious matters, including the police action on student protests during the NEET paper leak agitation, cannot be discussed in a simple manner. "There are established rules and procedures for parliamentary discussions," he added.'Will sit through entire discussion myself'Taking a jibe at the Opposition, Shah said that asking a leader to simply make a statement is not the parliamentary way. "In Parliament, discussions are held at length. I am ready for the debate to continue from 3pm today, sitting late into the night and continuing until 3pm tomorrow," he added.The home minister said he is also prepared to "suspend the Question House" if the Speaker grants permission.ALSO READ | ‘No firing at Jantar Mantar’: Nadda slams Rahul Gandhi; claims Congress leader ‘changing goalpost’"I am ready for the discussion to go until 3pm tomorrow. I will sit through it myself, take notes on everything, and respond to every point so that the entire matter becomes clear to the people of the country, so that the truth is fully revealed," Shah told reporters.He said that now it is up to the Opposition to decide whether they want to engage in a discussion or create an uproar.Why Amit Shah didn't go to House floor?Home minister Amit Shah also condemned the use of words like "missing", "fled" and "fugitive" in the Parliament from the Opposition's side."Ever since the Parliament session began, I have been coming to Parliament continuously and sitting in my chamber. Since the opposition is not letting Parliament function in both houses, what can anyone do by going there?" he asked.Shah expressed confidence in responding to the Opposition if a discussion were to take place later in the day, saying that the Centre has "nothing to hide."Opposition demands Shah's responseThe PM Modi-led government and the Opposition have been sparring over the recent student protests against the NEET paper leak and the police action against protesters.Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, had even alleged that the home minister ordered the "shooting" of students, referring to the "use of pellet guns" during the July 20 student protest crackdown.Additionally, opposition leaders have also been demanding a discussion on the Ram temple donation 'theft' row.ALSO READ | 'Biggest joke I heard today': KC Venugopal reacts to Rijiju's 'Oppn won't be able to digest' Amit Shah remarkThe opposition side has consistently raised slogans on the floor of the House during this monsoon session.Earlier on Wednesday, they held a demonstration against the government and raised slogans of "Amit Shah jawab do" (Amit Shah, give an answer).‘Don’t want Amit Shah's lecture': Rahul GandhiAfter Amit Shah's remark on being ready for a discussion, LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Opposition was "not interested in Amit Shah giving a lecture.""The Opposition has clearly said that we are not interested in Amit Shah giving us a lecture. When I say 'we', I mean the younger generation of this country. Who shot the students? Who gave the order to beat up the students with lathis with nails? Did Amit Shah give this order to shoot our children? If he did, then he should resign. For the last 20 days, Amit Shah has been missing. The Home Minister of India has no courage; he cannot come to the House," Gandhi told reporters.Asmita Ravi Shankar is a Senior Content Producer at Hindustan Times, based in New Delhi. She covers breaking news and focuses on crime, geopolitics, and the domestic political landscape. She has an eye for the intricacies in criminal investigations and a keen interest in how diplomacy and complexities affect politics, within India and globally.