New Delhi

The opposition led by Congress held a joint protest against the price rise and increase in the GST rates of essential commodities in the Parliament House complex on Friday morning.

The face-off with the government continued on the fifth day as the opposition continued with its protests both inside and outside parliament.

No government business was conducted in both the Houses due to stiff opposition on Thursday. The government decided not to go ahead with Bills as the opposition was absent.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the top ministers to discuss the government's strategy in Parliament. Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Pralhad Joshi, Anurag Singh Thakur, Kiren Rijiju and Piyush Goyal were present in the meeting.

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The Monsoon Session started on Monday and since then the opposition has been pressing for discussion on the GST and price rise issue.