Opposition is not ready for discussion on Lalit Modi row- Arun Jaitley

Janjivan Bureau
New Delhi: The Modi government today will be walking into a storm of sorts as the Parliament convenes for the Monsoon Session. The Congress-led Opposition is hoping to paralyse the House over recent controversies such as the Lalit Modi row and the Vyapam scam. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley alleged that opposition is not ready for discussions.
” We wanted to save Parliament’s time” Arun Jaitley said to media persons. He highlighted the attitude of oppositon in Parliament, Sushma Swaraj was ready to give a statement but opposition was not ready for talks. Rajya Sabha reassembles after repeated adjournments
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s meeting with Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu underway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inquired about Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s health, sources said. Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after obituary refrences.