All party meet held on budget session's eve

Thursday, February 7, 2008, 23:32 [IST]

Lucknow, Feb 7 (UNI) An all party meeting was today held here on eve of the Budget Session of the state legislature.

During the meeting, leaders of prominent political parties assured Chief Minister Mayawati that they would cooperate in the proceedings of the House.

Besides Mayawati, BSP leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, PWD Minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, BJP leaders Lalji Tandon, Hukum Singh, Suresh Khanna, Congress leaders Pramod Tiwari, RLD leaders Kokab Hameed and Munna Singh Chauhan were also present during the meeting.

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