A week into the Winter Session of Parliament and with disruptions in the Rajya Sabha every day, the government has finally found a way to get the House to function from Wednesday.


A compromise has been reached between the Treasury Bench and the Congress. Union Minister Vijay Goel had an hour-long meeting with former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and between Arun Jaitley and Ghulam Nabi Azad and a draft statement has since been approved by these leaders.


The statement will be read out on Wednesday morning once the House reassembles after the Christmas holidays.The Prime Minister will be present in the Rajya Sabha but he will not apologise for his comments on Dr Singh.


As a halfway measure, the Congress has however agreed to accept a statement which will contain an euology to Manmohan Singh for his personal integrity, which the House will endorse. Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu also paved the way for this compromise by calling BJP and Congress for a Andhra state Upma-Idli-Vada breakfast meeting on Tuesday.


The winter session of Rajya Sabha began on a stormy note on December 15 with the Opposition demanding an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'conspiracy with Pakistan' remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh, creating uproar and repeatedly disrupting proceedings.


An angry opposition led by the Congress accused Modi of levelling 'serious charges' against Singh, former Vice President Hamid Ansari and diplomats.