New Delhi, July 19 -- The Opposition boycotted the all-party meeting after the government invited 20 rebel TMC MPs to the meeting on Sunday, July 19, ahead of Parliament's Monsoon Session. They said the move was against the norms and the TMC rebel MPs' merger into "so-called NCPI" has not been approved by the Lok Sabha Speaker.

Opposition leaders who had staged a walkout from the all-party meeting later rejoined the meeting, describing their walkout as a symbolic protest, news agency ANI reported.

"Today, the entire opposition including Congress, the Samajwadi Party, DMK, JMM, Aam Aadmi Party, National Conference, Left parties, Shiv Sena UBT have all walked out of the all party meeting in protest because the so-called NCPI, which is an ...