Leaders of the INDIA bloc gathered for a crucial strategy meeting at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday morning to coordinate their joint approach and finalise floor tactics ahead of the ongoing Monsoon Session proceedings. Intensifying opposition coordination during the ongoing session, key leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and members of allied parties such as the SP, Left, and Sena, held a formal meeting with the Lok Sabha Speaker inside Parliament House.
Expressing deep anguish over the police crackdown on student protesters, Rajya
Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge announced that he has chosen not to celebrate his birthday, condemning the use of force against youth demanding justice. Mallikarjun Kharge stated in a post on X, expressed his outrage over the administrative crackdown.
He wrote, "Yesterday, the nation witnessed lathicharges, tear gas shells, and the crushing of a peaceful Democratic protest by the Government. The voices of students demanding justice were met with force instead of answers. This is not how a 'Mother of Democracy' treats its young children.