Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that the government has conveyed to the opposition that it is willing to discuss any issue of national importance on the floor of the house. Naidu was talking to reporters after the all party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan ahead of Budget session to ensure the smooth conduct of business in the House.

Naidu said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him that the government is ready to discuss any issue depending on the importance of the matter permitted by the chair. He appealed to the opposition to cooperate with the government in transacting business in smooth manner besides maintaining the decorum in the house. He said, apart from the financial businesses during the session, ordinances on Andhra Pradesh Reorganisaton and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India will be replaced by bills. He said the Budget will have to be discussed and passed by the two houses as standing committees have not yet been constituted. The budget needs to be passed by 31st of this month. Naidu said, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement in Parliament on the situation in Iraq.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said all parties have promised their cooperation for a productive session.

Talking about the meeting, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that he assured full cooperation of his party during the session.Kalyan Banerjee of Trinamool Congress said that his party wants a discussion on rail fair hike, price rise, internal security and federalism after the presentation of Rail and General budgets.

The meeting was called to ensure the smooth conduct of proceedings in the House. It was attended by Jyotiraditya Scindia of the Congress, Thambidurai of AIADMK, Dhramendra Yadav of Samajvadi party, Karunakaran of CPI(M) , Bhartruhari Mahtab of Biju Janata Dal.

The session will begin on Monday and will continue up to 14th of next month. The session is significant as the Narendra Modi led government will present its first budget on 10th of this month. It will be preceeded by the Economic Survey, which will be released on 9th July. The Railway Budget will be presented on 8th of July.