25 MAY,2023.
19 Opposition parties to boycott Parliament inauguration by PM(PG 1)(GS 2)
25 MAY,2023.
•Declaring their intention to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament, 19 Opposition parties, including the Congress, issued a joint statement on Wednesday saying there was no value in a new building when the “soul of democracy has been sucked out from Parliament”.
•Their primary objection is against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to inaugurate the building himself, “completely sidelining President Droupadi Murmu”, which the Opposition said was not only “a grave insult but also a direct assault on our democracy, which demands a commensurate response”.
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The signatories are the Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress, Janata Dal (United), Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI(M), CPI, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Indian Union Muslim League, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, National Conference, Kerala Congress (Mani), Revolutionary Socialist Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi