Talks on sugarcane pricing inconclusive at all-party meet

New Delhi, Nov 23 (PTI) Discussions on sugarcane pricing
remained "inconclusive" Monday at an all-party meeting, which
was called to ensure smooth functioning of Indian Parliament
after both Houses remained paralysed for the first two days of
the winter session over the issue.

The issue of sugarcane pricing dominated the meeting, in
which top leaders of the ruling and opposition parties were
present.
"Discussions remained inconclusive (on sugarcane). Sharad
Pawar has been asked to convene another meeting tomorrow noon
to discuss the issue with the opposition leaders," Communist
Party of India (CPI) leader D Raja said when asked whether the
government and the opposition have reached any unanimity on
the matter.
Raja, at the same time, maintained that the government
does not appear rigid on the issue and appears to have "an
open mind" on it.
Insisting that the issue has to be seen in its totality,
Raja said the opposition was hopeful of a resolution but added
"it is for the government to come forward".
The meeting was attended among others by Indian Finance
Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P K
Bansal, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar,
Leader of the opposition L K Advani, Leader of the Opposition
in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam
Singh Yadav, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh and
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)'s Abani Roy. PTI AMR
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