Too Close For Comfort! PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi & Other MPs Attend Meeting Called By LS Om Birla; Check Pics

New Delhi, August 9: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday met with leaders of all the parties over a tea meeting in the Parliament. The picture of the leaders from across the party lines meeting with the speaker went viral on social media.

The picture also captured the rare sight showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi in the same frame.

After the postponement of the monsoon session, a tea meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was attended by PM Narendra Modi, Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and several other leaders, posted IANS.

The monsoon session of Parliament commenced on July 22 and as per the schedule, it is scheduled to conclude on August 12.

The Second Session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which commenced on July 22, 2024, concluded on Friday.

Delivering a valedictory address on the conclusion of the second Session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla informed that 15 sittings were held during the Session which lasted for around 115 hours.

The Productivity of the House during the Session was 136 per cent, informed Birla, reported ANI.