Government demands apology from Opposition for protesting during President’s address to Parliament

A protest during President Droupadi Murmu’s address to a joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session on Wednesday led to sharp exchanges between the government and the Opposition parties, with the government demanding an apology from the Opposition.

Addressing the media, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju accused the Congress and its allies of creating ruckus, while Congress chief whip in the Rajya Sabha Jairam Sabha said they had protested in a dignified manner against the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act.