Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the opposition parties in Rajya Sabha today
After days of confrontation between government and opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to the rival parties as he walked across in the Rajya Sabha and exchanged pleasantries with his predecessor Manmohan Singh and other leaders of Congress as well as JD(U), NCP and DMK.
PM Modi, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister of State of Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in tow, made the gesture when the Upper House went into lunch break amid a debate on demonetisation.
The Prime Minister shook hands and was seen chatting with Dr Manmohan Singh, as well as Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma.
PM Modi also chatted with JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, Praful Patel of NCP and DMK's Kanimozhi and some other leaders.
Earlier, Manmohan Singh attacked the Government over demonetisation, saying it was a "monumental management failure" and a case of "organised loot and legalised plunder."
The opposition had been stalling the House over the last five days, targeting the Prime Minister and demanding his presence in the House for resumption of debate on demonetisation, which had begun on November 16.