The Budget Session of Parliament ended on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule. After the budget session was adjourned, PM August 2, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met many opposition leaders including Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla were also present during PM Modi’s meeting with the leaders of the opposition. At the same time, after the pictures of this meeting of PM Modi and Sonia Gandhi surfaced, various reactions have been seen on social media.
One user (@pardeep51755760) wrote, “Modi ji, not happy to see Sonia Gandhi.” Similarly another user (@RoyalTiger97) said that Modi ji is not looking happy. At the same time, a user (@Sarangsspeaks) said, “What will you do when the leader of a political party comes to meet you and welcomes you by saying ‘Namaste’?”
The leaders who met PM Modi included SP founder Mulayam Singh, TR Balu, Farooq Abdullah, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury etc. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla shared photos of meeting with leaders of all parties on Twitter.
Sharing the pictures, he wrote, “After the indefinite adjournment of the Lok Sabha, urged the leaders of all the parties that collective efforts are needed to enhance the dignity of the House and raise the level of discussion and dialogue further. Hope all the parties will give active cooperation in this.”
The productivity of the house was 129% – Lok Sabha Speaker
The proceedings of the Lok Sabha were adjourned sine die on Thursday. The meeting was to go on till April 8 as per the pre-scheduled schedule, but a day before that the session was adjourned indefinitely. 27 sittings were held in this session and the work productivity of the House stood at 129 per cent. Earlier, on Thursday morning, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, “The sittings of the House lasted for about 177 hours and 50 minutes during which 182 starred questions were answered.”