New Delhi, February 12 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday praised his party's Members of Parliament for raising people's concerns during the first half of the Budget session and asserted that this period was dominated by the opposition, which effectively cornered the government on various issues, sources said.
According to them, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, during a meeting with Congress MPs in the Parliament complex, stated that the India-US interim trade deal was a "sell-out" and that they should convey this message to the people.
He asserted that the MPs must strongly support the farmers against the "injustice" they have suffered due to this deal.
Gandhi also commended the seven Congress MPs and one CPI(M) parliamentarian who were suspended for the session for taking up the cause of the people.
Congress general secretaries K C Venugopal and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha K Suresh, and whips Mohammed Javed and Manickam Tagore were among those who participated in the meeting.
"A day before the conclusion of the first phase of the Budget Session, Leader of the Opposition RahulGandhi ji addressed Congress Lok Sabha MPs at the Parliament Annexe. We thank our leader for specially appreciating the courage and commitment of the eight suspended MPs who stood firm in raising the voice of the people," Tagore said on X.
"Democracy demands accountability, and our MPs upheld it with dignity," he added.
