Willing to discuss every issue: Government

Minister Pralhad Joshi

The government on Tuesday told floor leaders of various parties that it was ready to discuss every issue in the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Emerging from the customary all-party meeting convened by the government on the eve of the Budget session, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi described the interaction as "very cordial" and said the government was ready to discuss every issue during the brief session.

The session will be the last one of the present Lok Sabha before parliamentary elections are announced. Defence Minister and Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Joshi and his deputy Arjun Ram Meghwal represented the government at the meet. Congress' K Suresh, TMC's Sudip Bandopadhyay, DMK's T R Baalu, Shiv Sena's Rahul Shewale, Samajwadi Party's S T Hasan, and TDP's Jayadev Galla were among the leaders present at the meeting at the Parliament House complex.

Suspension of MPs will be revoked: Pralhad

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the government has requested to revoke suspension of MPs. "All (suspensions) will be revoked. I have spoken with the Speaker and Chairman. This is the jurisdiction of the Speaker and the Chairman. So, we have requested both of them to speak with the concerned privileged committees, revoke the suspension and give them the opportunity to come to the House. Both of them agreed," Joshi said.

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