SME Times News Bureau | 20 Jul, 2015
A day before parliament opens its monsoon session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged all political parties to move forward on the land acquisition bill that has created a major national divide.
"All party leaders should move forward on the bill," the prime minister told an all-party meeting in New Delhi.
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy quoted Modi as saying that his government was willing to accept all good suggestions from opposition parties on various issues.
He added that it was the collective responsibility of the parties to ensure a smooth functioning of parliament.
Rudy spoke to reporters after the all-party meet convened by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu to discuss the agenda for the session.
The meeting was attended by Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav, Janata Dal-United's Sharad Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party's Satish Mishra and CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury among others.
Land Bill P.S.Biradar | Thu Jul 23 04:29:05 2015
There is no point in holding the bill for so long. When Govt.is trying to pass the bill and implement the development programmes. Let them do it and support it.
Nothing more.
