Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to chair anall-party meeting on Saturday through video conferencing ahead of the BudgetSession for smooth functioning of Parliament.
Leaders of all parties have been invited to attend the meeting that isscheduled to be held in the backdrop of the ongoing farmers' agitation againstthe agricultural legislations passed in September and have kept the governmentand opposition at loggerheads.
The government has not shown any inclination towards repealing the farm lawswhich is the prime demand of the protesting farmers.
On Friday, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla presided over a meeting of the floorleaders.
After the meeting, Birla said he has requested leaders of all parties in LokSabha to respect the dignity of the House, and sought their cooperation for thesmooth conduct of the proceedings.
A total of 18 Opposition parties boycotted the Presidential address on Fridayon the commencement of the Budget Session of Parliament the first of the newdecade.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been repeating that the government should findsolutions regarding the farmers' agitation.
Along with the Congress, 17 opposition parties had announced boycott ofKovind's address to express solidarity with farmers, who have been protestingsince November 26 in Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders along Delhi, and otherplaces to press for their demands.