"We want the industry not just to cooperate, but to become and believe that it is an equal partner in the process," Shrivastava said while addressing the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (PHDCCI) post-Budget session in New Delhi.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said on Wednesday that parliament proceedings were stalled due to a book that was not published anywhere, and urged the Speaker to allow a discussion on the books which were published to let the people "know the story before 2014".
"Manufacturing matters for currency strength, for lower cost of capital, and also in today's world, manufacturing has taken on a strategic dimension," Nageswaran said while addressing the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (PHDCCI) post-Budget session.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day on Wednesday and will reconvene on February 5 at 11 AM, following repeated disruptions and sustained uproar by Opposition members.
The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Wednesday amid heavy sloganeering by Opposition members over the suspension of eight opposition MPs a day earlier during the Budget Session.
Eight opposition members were suspended from the Lok Sabha for the remainder of the budget session for violating rules and "throwing papers on the chair" following uproar in the House.
Congress Lok Sabha MPs will hold a meeting on Wednesday at 10:15 am at the Congress Parliamentary Party office to chalk out the strategy for the Floor of the House during the ongoing Budget Session.
Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to continue the discussion on the motion of 'Thanks to the President's address' during the ongoing Budget Session on Wednesday.
Rajya Sabha on Tuesday continued discussion on motion of thanks on the President's address with the members from treasury benches hailing achievements of the government and the opposition members accusing it not addressing problems concerning the common man.