New Delhi: Former AICC Chief Rahul Gandhi walked out of a Defence Committee meeting along with his party MPs on Wednesday after they were not allowed to discuss border issues with China, said reliable sources.

The Defence Committee denied the request of Rahul Gandhi to discuss on the border issues with China, which the meetings was scheduled at 3 pm on Wednesday. The AICC Chief Sonia Gandhi chaired the Parliament strategy meet, the Congress decided to raise the border issue with China in the coming monsoon session of parliament.

Mallikarjun Kharge, opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha has been asked to coordinate with allies on floor management and strategy inside Parliament. The Congress wants to raise fuel price hike issue, inflation, vaccine shortage, unemployment and the Rafale deal controversy, apart from border issues with China, during the monsoon session.