An attempt by the government to break the deadlock in Parliament by calling an informal meeting with the Opposition parties today failed to take off.
Leader of Congress party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that if the Prime Minister or the Speaker call an-all party meeting, they would go.
Kharge said that leaders of the Opposition parties would meet and discuss the issue.
Leaders of several Opposition parties then held a meeting in the chamber of the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said that an informal meeting had been called and the government is ready to listen to the concerns of the Opposition parties.