NEW DELHI, July 17 -- A crucial meeting of the NDA group of ministers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament was held at Kartavya Bhavan here on Friday. The meeting, also attended by Union ministers and NDA allies Lallan Singh (JD-U), Jayant Chaudhary (RLD) and Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (TDP), discussed the ruling coalition's strategy in the upcoming Parliament session beginning July 20, sources said.

Defence Minister Rajanath Singh presided over the meeting in which Women and Child Development Minister Annpurna Devi was also present.

The sources said the meeting discussed government business for the upcoming session and the government's "priority" of converting two ...