Opposition Shows Rare Unity In Parliament, Yet Government Cagey On China Clashes
NDTV
Arvind Kejriwal's AAP, Telangana Chief Minister KCR's party attend meet called by Congress's M Kharge; Trinamool joins Opposition walkout later
Opposition unity in Parliament was on display again as the Aam Aadmi Party and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi joined a strategy meet called by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, on how to compel the government to discuss the recent India-China border clashes, in Arunachal Pradesh, in Parliament.
Bengal's Trinamool Congress later participated in a walkout along with the 18 parties that were at the meeting, protesting the chairpersons' refusal to allow a discussion on the Tawang clashes.
Earlier, at the start of the winter session, the AAP and Trinamool Congress had attended a similar meeting of "like-minded opposition parties" called by Mr Kharge to discuss a joint strategy.
Participants at both meetings included the Left parties CPI and CPM, Bihar's RJD and JDU, Uttar Pradesh's SP and RLD, Maharashtra's NCP and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), and Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference, among others.
