Government Meets Opposition Leaders After Boycott Of President s Speech On the first day of the Budget Session around 20 opposition parties boycotted the President s address to highlight their support for farmers protesting the centre s agriculture laws
Updated: January 30, 2021 1:37 pm IST
The Budget Session of Parliament began January 29 and will run till the first week of April (File)
New Delhi:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi are meeting floor leaders of opposition parties - via videoconference - to ensure the smooth functioning of the the Budget Session, which began yesterday amid protests over the agriculture laws.
Junior ministers Arjun Ram Meghwal and V Muralitharan are also part of the meeting.
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