On the eve of the winter session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Opposition, seeking their support for the smooth functioning of the House. He told them he had asked the Environment Minister to brief them on the stand India was going to take at the climate change summit in Paris, and that Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would discuss the goods and services tax (GST) bill with them. The government made it clear that while it was ready for a discussion on the issue of “growing intolerance”, there could not be a House resolution condemning such incidents. Although the all-party meeting convened Wednesday by the government — the Prime Minister joined the meeting...
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