<p>Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured the government of cooperation in ensuring smooth functioning of the budget session of parliament beginning Monday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Naidu reached out to the Congress party seeking its cooperation for the smooth functioning of parliament.<br /><br />In a meeting with Naidu ahead of an all-party meeting Sunday, Gandhi also raised concern over the Land Acquisition Ordinance that awaits parliamentary nod.<br /><br />"I told her (Gandhi) the ordinance was brought after enough consultation with all states and stakeholders," Naidu told media persons here.<br /><br />Describing the meeting as cordial, Naidu said the opposition has every right to raise objections and "we (the government) respect that".</p>
<p>Congress president Sonia Gandhi has assured the government of cooperation in ensuring smooth functioning of the budget session of parliament beginning Monday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Naidu reached out to the Congress party seeking its cooperation for the smooth functioning of parliament.<br /><br />In a meeting with Naidu ahead of an all-party meeting Sunday, Gandhi also raised concern over the Land Acquisition Ordinance that awaits parliamentary nod.<br /><br />"I told her (Gandhi) the ordinance was brought after enough consultation with all states and stakeholders," Naidu told media persons here.<br /><br />Describing the meeting as cordial, Naidu said the opposition has every right to raise objections and "we (the government) respect that".</p>