Govt did not allow debates during Budget Session, allege 19 Opposition parties.

Nineteen Opposition parties led by the Congress on Thursday expressed concern over the wash-out of debates during the Budget Session of Parliament and said they were united and would fight the next General Elections on a common platform.

Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge told newspersons "We never saw such a situation in Parliament earlier when the ruling party disturbed the proceedings and did not let the Opposition speak on their issues or refer to their notices and seek discussion on them." 

Replying to a question on Opposition unity, he said "We will be contesting the next election unitedly." The Opposition was committed to save the nation, save its unity and integrity, democracy, and the Constitution. Perhaps Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not aware people were fed up with inflation, unemployment, and changes in democratic functioning, he said.