The budget session of Parliament, starting today with the President’s address, is expected to be in a ruckus amid the allegations and counter-allegations against the farmers’ movement.
All the major opposition parties, including the Congress, have clarified their views with the announcement of President Ram Nath Kovind’s boycott of the address. On the other hand, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has expressed the hope that this time the house will run smoothly with the cooperation of all parties and there will be a positive discussion on important issues as expected by the public.
The major 16 opposition parties, including the Congress, have announced a boycott of the President’s address in the budget session of Parliament. The main reason for this is to force the government to pass three laws related to agriculture in the absence of opposition in the last session.
The joint statement of the opposition parties said that the central government has arbitrarily enforced the three agricultural laws, causing a livelihood crisis on 60 percent of the country’s population. Millions of farmers and agricultural laborers are directly affected by this. Farmers have been demonstrating on the borders of Delhi for the last 64 days and more than 155 farmers have lost their lives.
Apart from the farmers’ movement, the opposition government is also preparing to surround the central government in the House on the India-China issue, the country’s failing economy and the WhatsApp chats leak case. Nearly all opposition parties, including the Congress, termed the Modi government’s policy on China issue unsuccessful in protecting the country.