Opposition Boycott Casts Shadow on Modi's New Parliament Inauguration

At least 19 opposition parties in India have announced their plans to boycott the inauguration of a new parliament building in New Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of sidelining the country's first tribal head of state, President Droupadi Murmu. The opposition parties have called for the president to open the new parliament instead. Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building by himself is seen as a direct assault on democracy, according to the joint statement issued by the opposition parties.