16 Opposition parties to boycott President’s address
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The Budget session of Parliament starting Friday is poised to be stormy with the Opposition set to assault the federal government over the three new farm legislations, amid an ongoing agitation by farmers.
The session will start with the address of the President to the joint sitting of the 2 Houses on Friday morning adopted by the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1.
A complete of 16 Opposition parties have introduced a boycott of the President’s address in solidarity with the farmers protesting the brand new farm legal guidelines, senior Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad stated on Thursday.
The 16 Opposition parties have additionally demanded a probe into the violence on Republic Day in Delhi.
Opposition parties embody the Congress, the NCP, Shiv Sena, DMK, Trinamool Congress, CPI, CPI-M and RJD.
“Lakhs of farmers have been agitating at the gates of National Capital of Delhi braving biting cold and heavy rain for the last 64 days for their rights and justice. Over 155 farmers have lost their lives. The Government remains unmoved and has responded with water cannons, tear gas and lathi charges. Every effort has been made, to discredit a legitimate mass movement through government sponsored disinformation campaign,” 16 leaders of assorted political parties stated in a joint assertion.
The leaders together with Mr. Azad, Sharad Pawar, Farooq Abdullah, Tiruchi Siva, Derek O’Brien, Sanjay Raut, Ram Gopal Yadav, Manoj Jha, Elamaram Kareem, Binoy Viswam, P.K. Kunjhalikutty, N.K. Premachandran, Vaiko, Thomas Chazhikadan, and Badruddin Ajmal reiterated their demand of repealing the three farm legal guidelines.
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