16 Opposition Parties to Boycott President s Address to Parliament on January 29
The Opposition parties will be boycotting the President s joint address in solidarity with the farmers protesting the three contentious farm laws.
| 28 Jan 2021 1:28 PM GMT
NEW DELHI: The leaders of sixteen Opposition parties, including the Congress, on Thursday, said they will boycott the President s address at both the Houses of Parliament in solidarity with the farmers protesting against the farm laws.
President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting on the first day of the Budget session on Friday.
In a joint statement released signed by the heads of the Opposition parties, the parties said the three farm laws passed in September are an attack on the rights of the states and violate the federal spirit of the Constitution.
Budget session to begin today amid pandemic, farmers protest; Opposition to boycott President s joint address
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.
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The crucial Budget session of Parliament is set to begin (India Today)
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.
The Budget Session of Parliament that begins on Friday is set to get off to a rocky start as 18 Opposition parties announced on Thursday that they will boycott the President’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses in solidarity with farmers protesting against the three Union laws. Announcing the decision, Ghulam Nabi Azad, leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, said the 16 parties also demanded an independent probe into the Centre’s role in the violence that shook the national capital during the farmers’ tractor parade on Republic Day. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said this was “most unfortunate”.
Nation in grip of corporates: Rahul Gandhi
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Thu, Jan 28 2021 14:48 IST |
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi.(File Photo: IANS)I. Image Source: IANS News
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 : Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that one or two corporates are controlling the country and added that this is not good for democracy.
Gandhi said the farmers of the country have still not got a clear picture on the farm laws and the agitation could flare up again.
He was speaking at a public function in Wayanad.
The former Congress chief said that the Congress and UDF would sweep the upcoming Assembly polls in the Kerala and added that several new faces will be contesting the election.
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