The BJP on Tuesday slammed the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for boycotting President Droupadi Murmu‘s address to the joint sitting of Parliament, saying they have “insulted” the dignity attached to the highest constitutional position and India’s parliamentary democracy. BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India’s first tribal President gave her maiden speech in Parliament to mark the start of the Budget session and it was a moment to greet her.
“There is a limit to political opposition and opposition parties should maintain certain norms…Some people took it to the greatest low of our parliamentary democracy namely the BRS and the Aam Aadmi Party who chose to boycott,” he told reporters.
The BRS is in power in Telangana while the AAP is in Delhi and Punjab.
The two opposition parties said their boycott was to mark their protest against the Centre’s policies over a host of issues, including its treatment of states.
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