An 88-minute meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi today set speculation soaring in the corridors of parliament, which is currently meeting for the Winter Session. While it was known that the leaders would meet to discuss the candidates for the Chief Information Commissioner, the meeting was expected to be anything but long.
Under the rules, the Prime Minister, one Union minister nominated by the Prime Minister, and the Leader of the Opposition are expected to take a call on the crucial top rungs of the Information Commission, Election Commission and the Vigilance department.
This time, the senior minister who attended was Amit Shah. Gandhi had reached the Prime Minister’s Office at 1 pm and the meeting started at 1.07 pm, sources said. But as the clock ticked on, eyebrows were raised and the MPs started discussing the other possible agendas of the meeting.
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