RANCHI, Dec. 16 -- Days after alleging Union ministers were not giving appointment for meeting over pending issues of the state, Jharkhand rural development minister Deepika Pandey Singh met Union panchayati raj minister Lalan Singh in Delhi on Tuesday and expressed gratitude for recommending disbursal of the first installment of the 15th Finance Commission grant for the state.

The development comes a week after Singh accused the ministers of non-cooperation during the winter session of Jharkhand assembly last week, when leader of opposition Babulal Marandi advised the Hemant Soren cabinet members to engage with the Union ministers instead of blaming the Centre for everything.

On Tuesday, besides Singh, LoP Babulal Marandi, Union minist...