Stormy Budget session on cards as Opposition set to corner Modi government on farm laws, economy, LAC standoff
Alleging that the farm laws have been pushed by the BJP government without a national consensus, the opposition parties announced their decision on Thursday to boycott the President s address.
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NEW DELHI: The crucial Budget session of Parliament is set for a stormy start with as many as 18 opposition parties announcing their decision to boycott the President s address to a joint sitting of both houses on Friday, in solidarity with the farmers agitating against the three contentious farm laws.
Opposition raises slogans during presidential address
Member of Parliament Ravneet Singh Bittu raised slogans during President s address demanding a repeal of three farm laws.
Members of various opposition parties on Friday raised slogans in Lok Sabha demanding repeal of the three new farm laws on day one of the Budget session. As soon as the House paid tributes to late Union minister Suresh Angadi and 26 former members, Congress, DMK and the Left parties entered the Well of the House raising slogans. Shiv Sena members were raising slogans from their seats.
The opposition members were demanding the repeal of the three new farm laws. They were also demanding that obituary be paid to the farmers who have died during the agitation by farmers against the legislations.
P. Sreeramakrishnan | Photo: Mathrubhumi Archives/ G Binulal
Thiruvananthapuram: Customs officials are preparing to question Kerala Assembly Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan by next week in the dollar smuggling case, according to informed sources.
The sources revealed that the Speaker will be questioned unofficially without serving a notice and the Customs Department has received a legal opinion in this regard.
During their appearance before the the Department, the two accused in the gold and dollar smuggling case, Swapna Prabha Suresh and P.S. Sarith, said that Sreeramakrishnan is also involved.
They have also given written statements before the Department that the smuggled dollars were used to buy stakes in an educational institution in Oman.
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Farmers Protests: 18 opposition parties to boycott President s address today
As many as 18 opposition parties, led by the Congress will be boycotting the President s address to the joint sitting of Parliament in solidarity with the farmers protesting against the new farm laws. Besides Congress, the 15 other parties are NCP, Shiv Sena, AITC, DMK, JKNC, SP, RJD, CPI(M), CPI, IUML, RSP, PDP, MDMK, Kerala Congress and AIUDF.
While 16 opposition parties issued a joint statement announcing their decision to boycott the President s address, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) also separately announced their decision to boycott the address.
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PM Narendra Modi addresses the media at Parliament House as he arrives to attend the Budget session.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the coming decade is vital for Indiaâs progress and that we have to remember the vision and dreams of the greats who fought for our nationâs freedom . He said that a golden opportunity has come before the nation to fulfill the dreams seen by the freedom fighters . This decade should be fully utilised. Keeping this in mind, there should be discussions in this session focussing on the decade - this is expected by the nation. I believe that we will not lag behind in making our contribution for the fulfilment of people s aspiration,  he told reporters outside the Parliament on the day 1 of the Budget Session.