Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the Opposition on Tuesday to try and get his government’s stalled legislative business moving in Parliament, especially the key goods & services tax GST ) Bill.In an unprecedented move, PM Modi convened a meeting of floor leaders of all major parties in both Houses, and said the purpose was to hear the Opposition’s views. He said the government was willing to discuss in Parliament “each and every issue” that the parties wanted, but on the condition that they allow the two Houses to function.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu later told ET the government was “willing to go the extra mile” to reach out to the Opposition, and hinted that it could accommodate Congress’ view on GST provided the basic principles of the proposed legislation are not altered.The Opposition, however, appears set to raise a storm in Parliament over the ‘anti-national’ controversy involving students of Jawaharlal Nehru University and the suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula.The row over ‘anti-national’ sloganeering at a gathering in JNU on February 9 in support of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and the subsequent developments dominated Tuesday’s meeting, with Congress and Left parties vociferously condemning the government.Countering the Opposition, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked the parties to look at the other side and ponder how such slogans could be raised. He told the parties that they should at least publicly condemn the act.The opposition parties also referred to Rohith Vemula’s suicide and the controversial role and remarks of state governors since the National Democratic Alliance’s ascension to power.Only Trinamool Congress and Biju Janata Dal spoke about the GST Bill at Tuesday’s meeting and emphasised it should be passed at the earliest. The government did not get into any discussion on the Bills it proposes to get passed, leaving it for an all-party meeting to be held on February 22.Asked how hopeful the government was of getting its legislative agenda cleared by Parliament, considering BJP’s recent sparring with Congress and the Left, Venkaiah Naidu told ET: “The government is willing to go the extra mile to reach out to the Opposition. Secondly, government — without compromising on the basic principles of the (GST) Bill — is ready to discuss various suggestions and then the House has to take a final view.”On handing over a written response to issues raises by Congress on GST, Naidu said such a thing can only happen in Parliament and for that the House has to function.Asked if the government is ready for some give and take on GST, Naidu said, “Definitely”. The parliamentary affairs minister, who had visited Congress President Sonia Gandhi recently to discuss the GST Bill, had sent a written invitation for Tuesday’s meeting. But when Naidu called on her on Monday, the Congress chief expressed inability to attend the meeting and said she would send Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and deputy leader Anand Sharma.The government is hopeful the Opposition will cooperate in passing key Bills. “The prime minister has taken a personal initiative, spent considerable time, heard everyone and assured them that the government is ready to discuss each and every issue. Whatever is brought to his notice in an appropriate manner, he will take every necessary action,” Naidu said.