Govt open for discussion on all issues in Budget Session: PM Modi after all-party meet
PM Modi requested the Members to see to it that they contribute to increasing the productivity of Parliament. He said, in last two sessions, the country saw the increased productivity and the great public response in favour of it.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the Government is open for discussion on all issues in the Budget Session of Parliament. He was addressing the all party meeting on the eve of the Budget session which is beginning tomorrow.
In his concluding remarks, Mr Modi welcomed the suggestions of most of the Members that the session should focus on the prevailing economic situation in the country.
The Prime Minister urged the members to see how the country can gain from the prevailing global economic scenario. He said, in the budget session and in the beginning of the New Year if the Parliament and the Members can give a proper direction to the country’s economy, it would be in the best interest of the country.
Mr Modi requested the Members to see to it that they contribute to increasing the productivity of the session and the Parliament. He said, in the last two sessions, the country saw the increased productivity and the great public response in favour of it. He said, as people’s representatives, it is the responsibility to increase the productivity of the House and discuss all issues with an open mind.
MPs from all parties including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Prahlad Joshi, Ministers of State for Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and V Muraleedharan attended the meeting.