A day before of the budget session is to begin, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu met Congress President Sonia Gandhi as part of the government's efforts to reach out to opposition parties.
Short of numbers in Rajya Sabha, the government will need the help of Congress, the largest opposition party, to help push legislation considered crucial to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reform agenda.
Mr Naidu said Mrs Gandhi had expressed "concern" regarding the issue of land acquisition. "I said we will discuss these while debating it in the House," he said. "She was very receptive and it was cordial meeting."
The government is hoping to pass legislations to replace certain Ordinances, including the one on land acquisition. The issue had generated a lot of protests from the Opposition and farmers' organisations.
Later in the day, the government held an all-party meeting, which was attended by PM Modi.
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