NEW DELHI:  Union minister J P Nadda on Tuesday said the Vice President’s office was informed that he and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju would not attend a BAC meeting convened by Jagdeep Dhankhar last evening, shortly before he resigned from the post.

Nadda’s remarks came after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh raised questions over the absence of the leader of the Rajya Sabha and Rijiju at the Business Advisory Committee (BAC).

“The Vice President’s office was intimated about our inability to attend the meeting,” said Nadda, the Union health minister and BJP president, when asked about Ramesh’s claims.