"Congress is not ready for a health democratic debate, they don't want to listen to criticism, they don't want to listen to debate...They are not ready to give answers," he said, accusing Congress of having disrupted democratic discussion.
Nilekani, however, accused Kumar of losing track and deviating from the topic.
"It's extremely disappointing that we have an MP who has no interest in talking about his agenda," Nilekani said. "When Ananth Kumar was asked about his agenda for Bengaluru, rather than answering the question he began attacking the central government."