Raut: Uddhav will attend Opp. meet called by Sonia

The Opp. didn’t get a chance to present their views in Parliament. The incident against women MPs was against democracy. It felt like we were standing at the Pakistan border. — SANJAY RAUT, Sena leader

Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is likely to attend the meeting of CMs of Congress-ruled states called by party chief Sonia Gandhi on August 20 at New Delhi.

“The Opposition is united. On August 20, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi will speak to CM’s of Congress-ruled states. Mr Thackeray will also take part in this meeting,” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Thursday.

The meeting has been organised at the end of the Monsoon Session, in which the Opposition continuously protested and forced adjournments for their demands, including a probe into allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware and the repeal of the three farm laws.

Mr Raut slammed the BJP-led central government for the ruckus in the Parliament.

“The security marshals were called in during the passage of the insurance amendment bill to privatise general insurance companies in the Rajya Sabha,” he said.

He also alleged that the Opposition didn’t get a chance to present their views in Parliament. “The Opposition didn’t get a chance to present their views in Parliament. The incident against women MPs was against democracy. It felt like we were standing at the Pakistan border,” Mr Raut said. He added that women MP’s were attacked by the marshals.

“This was not a Parliament session, we all have saw murder of democracy. It seemed there was a martial law in the house. It looked as if we were standing at the Pakistan border,” Mr Raut said.

Earlier also, he lashed out at the Centre by posting a photo from the chaos and wrote – “Marshall law in Temple of Democracy”.