PM Modi Shares Table With Mallikarjun Kharge As MPs Relish 'Millet-Only' Lunch In Parliament. IN PICS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lunch with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and other Oppn MPs In Parliament. Lunch was hosted by Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar to mark millet year 2023.

PM Modi With Congress Chief Kharge had lunch together at Millet 2023 event in Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge have lunch at Parliament where millet-only dishes were served. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were also at the table. (Source: Twitter/@narendramodi)

PM Modi and Vice-President Dhankhar check out millet products. The MPs lunch was organised just after Parliament was adjourned when BJP sought apology over the Kharge's remark, 'Has even any dog in your [BJP leaders'] house died for the country?' (Source: Twitter/@narendramodi )

Parliamentarians enjoy 'millet lunch' on Tuesday. The special lunch was organised by Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar to mark Millet Year 2023. Millet khichdi, ragi dosa, jowar roti, bajra churma, and bajra cake were among the delicacies enjoyed by the MPs. (Source : PTI)

The United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets on the initiative of Prime Minister Modi, Tomar had said last month. (Source: PTI)

PM Modi and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar check out an exhibition on Parliament premises along with Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar. (Source: Twitter/@narendramodi)

PM Modi takes a look at the menu before the special lunch. He enjoyed the lunch and tweeted about it, 'Good to see participation from across the party lines', as almost all the MPs present came together for the lunch. (Source: PTI)

The Centre notified millet as a nutritious cereal in April, 2018, and millet has also been included in the Poshan Mission campaign. (Source:PTI)