New Delhi, March 09: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today had a meeting with RJD chief Lalu Prasad and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, apparently to persuade them to support the government on the Women’s Reservation Bill.
Her meeting comes after Prasad, Mulayam and Sharad Yadav earlier in the day showed no signs of relenting on the passing of the Bill in its present form, and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to first call an all-party meeting to evolve a consensus.
“They (Lalu and Mulayam) are allies and I can always talk to them,” said Mamata in the afternoon.
“They are not against the Bill. If they have any grievances we have to listen,” she added.
Expressing anger at the Left, Mamata said they are is trying to topple the government.
–PTI