145;All options open, govt to consult parties146;

However, he did not say when such a meeting would be called. 8216;8216;It is for the Prime Minister to decide and convene such a meeting,8217;8217; he said.

He also pointed that when the post of Leader of Opposition was brought at par with that of a Cabinet minister, an amendment was brought made to remove it from the office-of-profit list. A similar exercise was undertaken for the post of Deputy, Planning Commission, he said. Dasmunsi added that several MPs, including BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley and Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, have been pressing for amending the list of offices of profit.

On the Budget session, he said, 8216;8216;The government is yet to complete the formalities.8217;8217;