Page 11 - Opposition Parties

Best of BS Opinion: Illegal surveillance, co-operation ministry & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

Oppn parties object to PM's joint address on Covid to MPs at Parl annexe

Opposition parties on Sunday said this will be 'highly irregular' at a time when Parliament will be in session and it aims to 'bypass' norms

Stan Swamy's death: Oppn leaders write to Prez for his intervention

Leaders of 10 opposition parties wrote to President Kovind seeking his intervention in holding accountable those responsible for "foisting false cases" on tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy

Best of BS Opinion: Stock market as mirror, politics in diversity & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Politics in diversity

PEW survey of Indians' religiosity tells you why Modi's rivals have failed to challenge him: Confused secularism that's ceded religion to the BJP

Sharad Pawar calls opposition meeting on Tuesday, excludes Congress

While the move is not without its internal political contradictions, "much more than Narendra Modi, it is the Congress that needs to worry", said a former Congress chief minister

Working to unite Opposition: NCP on Sharad Pawar-Prashant Kishor meet

NCP chief Sharad Pawar is working to unite all opposition leaders, party spokesperson Nawab Malik said while commenting on a meeting of Pawar with political strategist Prashant Kishor

NCP chief Sharad Pawar calls meet of Opposition leaders on Tuesday

Earlier, Sharad Pawar has met poll strategist Prashant Kishor, for the second time in ten days

GST compensation: Oppn-ruled states claim Rs 55,000-cr underestimation

They have also sought an additional compensation of Rs 65,000 crore for FY21

Eye on 2024

Can Modi's third bid for power be made more challenging? If so, who will do it? And how? Especially if Gandhis and Congress fail to rise to that challenge

13 Opposition leaders request govt to launch free mass vaccination drive

Leaders of 13 Opposition parties Sunday urged the Centre to launch a free mass vaccination drive across the country in view of the unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases. In a joint statement, they also called upon the Centre to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply to all hospitals and health centres as they manage the staggering patient loads in view of the rising cases. The signatories include Congress president Sonia Gandhi, JDS leader and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee. "In times of the uncontrollable surge of the pandemic across our country, we call upon the Central government to focus all attention in ensuring the uninterrupted flow of Oxygen supplies to all hospitals and health centres across the country," they said in a joint statement. "We call upon the Central government to immediately launch a free mass vaccination programme across the country," they added. The opposition leader

Blame game begins between Centre and states over surge in Covid-19 cases

All through the campaign for the Assembly elections, both the BJP and Opposition are avoiding using Covid-19 as a campaign plank

Opposition not allowed to raise issues that concern people, says Congress

Both Houses of the Parliament were adjourned till March 15 on Wednesday amid the opposition's uproar over fuel price hike and farmers' issues

Shekhar Gupta: Missing in opposition

We can complain about undermining of institutions, misuse of agencies, discriminatory laws, use of sedition, rail-roading of legislation. But, on all key issues, Congress is MIA

Opposition doing politics over indigenous Covid vaccine: BJP

The BJP on Friday said all that its rivals, especially the Congress, have contributed to the matter is 'politics and confusion'

Two is not too many for Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge was, recently, appointed as the leader of the opposition in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by Congress

Opposition parties walk out of RS demanding discussion on farm agitation

While the government claimed that Budget 2021 was unprecedented and honest, the Opposition said it has failed to address core economic problems

Farm laws: 16 oppn parties to boycott president's address to Parliament

A total of 16 Opposition parties have decided to boycott the president's address to the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament

Road to nowhere

Time for the Opposition to pull back on farm laws