New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning had a meeting with the various parties at the speaker Om Birla’s room in parliament, after the Monsoon session ended. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and main opposition leader congress president Sonia Gandhi were met in the meeting.

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PM Modi and Sonia Gandhi sat on adjoining sofas in the meeting. Home Minister Amit Shah, the Congress’s Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Akali Dal, YSR Congress and BJD were also present.

According to the reliable sources speaker Om Birla urged all party leaders to co-operate with the functioning of the house in future. Both the government and opposition parties blamed each other for the standoff. The smiling faces in the Speaker’s room were incongruous with the acrimony throughout the session, which was marked by protests and daily disruptions in both houses of parliament.

I saw PM Modi for the first time today. When everything is over, he shows up. The government passed bills without discussion. Except for the OBC Bill, all other Bills were passed within minutes – another record by this government, said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, speaking to the media persons after the meeting said that Lok Sabha functioned only 21 hours in the month-long session and its productivity was at 22 per cent. I am hurt by the fact that the proceedings of the house did not take place per expectations in this session. I always make an effort to see that maximum business takes place in the House and discussions are held over issues related to the public. But there was continuous obstruction this time. This could not be resolved, he said.