India, Dec. 11 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi came together in a rare statuary meeting on Wednesday. The meeting was held by the selection committee for the Central Information Commissioner (CIC) and the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). The committee comprises the PM as chairperson, the LoP and a Cabinet Minister nominated by the PM.

Though the scheduled meeting was known and also a dissent anticipated, the corridors of Parliament were abuzz with rumors of a long "cordial" meeting between both the sides. The meeting between the three leaders, who are increasingly growing acrimonious in public, comes amidst the attack on former

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