Govt. more willing to work on suggestions of opposition parties: Venkaiah Naidu

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that the Government is more willing to work on the suggestions of the opposition parties.

"The Government has given a list of bills which we want to take up in this session of parliament. Members of different parties wanted to discuss certain other important issues of public interest. The Government is more than willing to work on the suggestions of the opposition parties," said Naidu after attending the All Party Meet held today.

Calling the meeting fruitful and meaningful, he informed that in both the houses of the Parliament, 26 political parties, 40 leaders were present in the meeting.

He further said, except the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) almost all political parties were present.

He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was of the view that all important issues can be taken forward.

"The Government wants national agenda for development to be given priority; Insurance Bill is one in that direction. I am confident the opposition will coordinate with the Government on some bills, some new bills may also be introduced," Naidu added.

He also assured that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) issue is an important matter and will be addressed.

Adding to it he said that pros and cons of all aspects of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) issue will be reviewed.

Moreover, reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations, Naidu said, "I request Mamata Banerjee to please understand that the Government has no role in the functioning of CBI."

He further criticised Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi for his statement on 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan' that it was done for marketing.

"Rahul Gandhi's statement on Swacch Bharat is immature, we want to make it a people's movement, no politics is involved. I request Congress to take part and take credit for that.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said, "The bills that are still pending specially women reservation bill, reservation in promotion for SC/ST in employment and amendment bill for atrocities on SC/ST need to be kept on the table again; we spoke about that in the All Party Meeting in front of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Venkaiah Naidu assured that the Government will act upon it.

As the Winter Session of the Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday, Naidu has today called an all party meeting.

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance and Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Food Minister and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi, NCP leader Tariq Anwar, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, DMK leader Kanimozhi, CPI leader D Raja, INLD leader Dushyant Chautala, amongst others.