Congress no-show at govt's all-party meeting

January 30, 2023 14:07

An all-party meeting called by the government ahead of the Budget session of Parliament commenced on Monday morning.

Deputy Leader of the House, Rajnath Singh, Parliament Affairs minister, Pralhad Joshi, Leader of the House, Piyush Goyal, MoS, Parliamentary Affairs, Arjuna, Ram Meghwal, and V Muraleedharan were among those present for the meeting held at the Parliament house complex.

All top leaders from the opposition parties including DMK's TR Baalu, TMC leaders Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, BRS leaders K Keshava Rao and Nama Nageswara Rao were in attendance.

Other party leaders who were present include Vijayasai Reddy from YSR Congress, Farooq Abdullah from the National Conference, Professor Manoj Jha from the RJD and Ram Nath Thakur of JDU. The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) was represented by Priyanka Chaturvedi.

However, according to government sources, both Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were held up due to the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra that culminated in Srinagar today.

The all-party meeting customarily takes place ahead of every session of Parliament. During the meeting the government seeks cooperation from all political parties to ensure the smooth functioning of both Houses of Parliament during the session.

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