PM Modi, Amit Shah meet President Murmu, reason unknown

STC NEWS MONITORING DESK
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 03 (STC): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah separately called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan today amid Parliament logjam over Bihar voter list row.
The prime minister’s meeting with the President also came days after US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on exports from India and an unspecified penalty because of New Delhi’s purchases of Russian military equipment and oil.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on the President.
The reason behind subsequent meetings of the prime minister and the home minister with the President were not known.
“Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the Rashtrapati Bhavan wrote on ‘X’.
The back-to-back meetings come in the backdrop of the logjam in Parliament over the opposition demand for a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.
Since the Monsoon session began on July 21, Parliament has seen little business except discussions in both Houses on Operation Sindoor.
(Inputs from Agencies)