New Delhi, July 19 -- A brief walkout by Opposition parties overshadowed the Centre's all-party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of legitimising a group of rebel Trinamool Congress MPs despite their status remaining under the consideration of the Lok Sabha Speaker.
The government convened the meeting a day before the Monsoon Session, beginning on July 20, to seek cooperation from political parties and discuss its legislative agenda for the session, which will continue until August 13.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications, Jairam Ramesh, said the Opposition's walkout was a protest against the government's decision to invite the Nationalist C...