PM Modi Chairs Meet Over Govt Strategy In Parliament. Amit Shah, Gadkari, Sitharaman In Attendance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a meeting with top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament. Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, Piyush Goyal, Anurag Singh Thakur, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman and Arjun Ram Meghwal are present in this meeting.

This comes as the Opposition is mounting pressure on the government  on the issue of Manipur violence and the Delhi Services Bill as the Parliament session continues to see a logjam on the issues. The BJP on Wednesday accused opposition parties of running away from a debate on the Manipur issue in Parliament, asserting that they are not interested in a discussion as they know that the government has an appropriate response to their questions.

The party's reaction came after opposition bloc INDIA submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu, seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in Parliament on the Manipur issue.

"The government is ready for a debate and Home Minister Amit Shah who had visited Manipur is ready to reply. I can't understand what is their problem. People too are unable to understand," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters.

BJP leader Sushil Modi took a dig at the opposition, saying its leaders can go to Manipur and the President's residence but can't participate in a debate in Parliament on the issue.

He said there is no logic in their demand that Modi should speak as the government works with collective responsibility and the minister concerned, Amit Shah in this case, is ready to reply.

"They know that the government has all the answers to the points made by them and that is why they are running away from a debate in Parliament," he told reporters.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, "The government has said this repeatedly that it is ready for a discussion on every issue, including Manipur. But the opposition is not ready, and they want to disrupt Parliament."

(With inputs from PTI)