The parties that are part of the collaborative effort include the Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK, Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), CPI (M), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Aam Admi Party and the Telangana Rashtra Samithi. “Mr Modi, Come listen to us,” Mr O’Brien tweeted and tagged 10 Opposition parties including his own party. The opposition parties are ready for discussions in the Parliament, but @BJP4India Govt is stalling the proceedings so that the truth doesn’t get to the people,” Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Twitter and tagged the three minute 45 seconds video. Talking to The Hindu about the idea behind video, Mr. O’Brien said, “When the voice of the entire Opposition is being censored daily in Parliament, we will innovate to communicate. Leaders indicated that merely disrupting the proceedings of the Parliament was not enough and it important for people to know that the “causes” for which the Opposition is fighting.

Source: The Hindu August 08, 2021 10:59 UTC