Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the opposition’s protest in Parliament on Tuesday against the ongoing monsoon session’s price hikes.
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition figures were seen holding a large banner that stated, “High inflation, continuous price rise badly affecting common citizens” in a video tweeted by Srinivas BV of the Indian Youth Congress.
They yelled slogans demanding that the government lower the cost of necessities while standing in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the grounds of the parliament. The opposition stirred up commotion and disruption on the opening day of the monsoon session, which was quickly postponed.
Prior to the session’s start, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the leaders to work together for a “fruitful” meeting.
“We have always viewed the House as a helpful forum for discussion and a sacred space. A very constructive contribution may be made to policies and decisions through very good analysis, where there is discourse with an open mind, intense debates, if necessary, and criticism,” PM Modi said.
Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of the opposition for the Congress in the Rajya Sabha, announced the stir on day 2 after the session.
“Tomorrow, we’ll resist it, demonstrating outside the House, inside, and at the Gandhi statue. We have urged all parties to oppose price increases, GST increases, “Kharge informed the media.
The hike in GST rates has also riled up the leaders. “GST hike is absolutely anti-people, we will fight it,” Communist Party of India (CPI) MP Binoy Viswam was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The central government’s Agnipath short-term recruitment programme is among the other topics that are expected to be raised. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments contesting the scheme.