New Delhi : Amid a stalemate over the Women's Reservation Bill, Government on Mar 9 indicated that it was prepared for discussion on the measure after UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi held consultations with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior party leaders.

Gandhi and Singh met in Parliament when both Houses were adjourned following uproar over the bill that provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. "The government is for a discussion. Let us see how things can be done smoothly," Mukherjee told reporters after the hour-long meeting in which he along with Home Minister P Chidambaram was present.