Amid the ongoing stalemate in both Houses of Parliament over the Vyapam and Lalit Modi row, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today exchanged pleasantries with the opposition leaders in Rajya Sabha, in an apparent attempt to reach out to them. Modi, who entered the Upper House during Question Hour just before Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the House amid uproar by Congress members and others, walked up to the opposition benches. After the House was adjourned, he greeted former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and shook hands with him and then further walked up to Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad’s seat and shook hands with him too. He also shook hands with Congress member Madhusudan Mistry, who had unsuccessfully contested against him from Vadodara Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat, and also greeted deputy leader of Congress Anand Sharma with folded hands.
