PM holds meeting with senior ministers

First time Padma awards have been given to common achievers: Modi
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a meeting with senior ministerial colleagues here, hours after the Supreme Court ordered restoring of criminal conspiracy charge against top BJP leaders L K Advani, M M Joshi and Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu were among those who attended the meeting, sources said.

The political situation in the country was understood to have been discussed at the meeting, the sources said but did not specify the issues.

The meeting took place hours after the Apex Court allowed the CBI plea to restore the criminal conspiracy charge against Advani, Joshi and Bharti in the 1992 Babri demolition case. (AGENCIES)