A show of Opposition unity

Over breakfast at Delhi’s Constitution Club on Tuesday, hosted by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, all prominent Opposition parties came together to oppose the government on price rise, farm laws, and the Pegasus revelations. Many leaders also cycled to Parliament — to symbolically show the burden high fuel prices was placing on citizens. The Opposition believes that it has cornered the government, particularly on price rise, an electorally sensitive issue, and on Pegasus, where the government’s explanation has been less than adequate. On the same day, addressing BJP Members of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi framed the Opposition’s disruption as an insult to Parliament.