19 Opposition Parties to Boycott New Parliament Inauguration, Claiming ‘Soul of Democracy Sucked Out’

19 Opposition Parties to Boycott New Parliament Inauguration, Claiming 'Soul of Democracy Sucked Out'

Nineteen opposition parties, including the Congress and Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party, said Wednesday morning they intend to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building in Delhi this weekend and criticised an ‘authoritarian prime minister and his government’. “When the soul of democracy has been sucked out Parliament, we find no value in a new building. We announce our collective decision to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building. We will continue to fight – in letter, in spirit, and in substance – against this authoritarian Prime Minister…

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