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New Delhi, March 27: The opposition parties protested against the Centre over the Adani Group issue by wearing black attire and marched from the Parliament complex towards Vijay Chowk in the national capital on Monday to show unity.
The opposition MPs raised slogans against the government at the Gandhi statue in the complex and demanded the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) over the Adani issue.
#WATCH | Delhi: Opposition MPs protest near Gandhi statue in Parliament, wearing black attire, over Adani Group issue.
Congress president-Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi also join the protest. pic.twitter.com/JSYM8luVQt
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2023
Congress president Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi also joined the protest.
Kharge alleged that the Centre used the probe agencies to bend those who did not bow before the government.
“I thank the opposition leaders for raising their voice against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification. Why are we here in black clothes? We want to show that PM Modi is ending democracy in the country. He first finished autonomous bodies, then they put up their own govt everywhere by threatening those who had won polls. Then they used ED, CBI to use bend those who didn’t bow,” said Kharge.
Why are we here in black clothes? We want to show that PM Modi is ending democracy in the country. He first finished autonomous bodies, then they put up their own govt everywhere by threatening those who had won polls. Then they used ED, CBI to use bend those who didn't bow:… pic.twitter.com/HCBr1yDhsy
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2023
The opposition MPs were sloganeering over the Adani Group issue and Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification.
Earlier today, the opposition MPs held a meeting at the chamber of LoP Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament building on Monday to formulate the strategy for the day.
The Congress MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, earlier in August last year, had worn black clothes and staged a protest against the Centre against price rise, GST hike on essential items and unemployment. They had marched towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of their stir against the issues.