Opposition parties to protest against government on demonetisation on November 8

NEW DELHI: The seven-party core committee for coordination of activities of Opposition parties held a preparatory meeting on Monday to discuss proposed “united agitation” across the country against the Centre over economic slowdown, demonetisation, GST implementation, farmers’ distress.

Some parties such as Left showed nervous skepticism about the feasibility of mingling beyond the common floor of Parliament with its turf-rivals such as Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and Congress in Kerala.

However, meeting authorised Opposition leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to talk to leaders of other like minded parties, which are not in the core-committee, overnight to try and agree on possible common course and a name for the proposed agitation.


Azad and some “available leaders” of other Opposition parties are slated to announce their programme at a press conference in Delhi on Tuesday.

Left parties may not attend the joint press conference. Of the seven core committee members, Azad (Congress), Derek O’Brien (Trinamool Congress), Kanimozhi (DMK), Satish Mishra (BSP), Sharad Yadav (JDU faction), D Raja (representing Left in the absence of Sitaram Yechury) attended the meet while Samajwadi Party representative Ramgopal Yadav failed to turn up.