The opposition is planning to hold a meeting of all political parties next week those who are opposing the measures to devise a joint strategy to pressurise the government after the protesting farmers have rejected the government's proposals on making amendments in the farm laws.
The opposition has claimed to have the backing of 25 political parties but on Tuesday, the delegation to meet the President comprised of only five people - Congress' Rahul Gandhi, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D.Raja and DMK's T.K.S. Elangovan - while most of the other opposition leaders were not present in Delhi.
The ongoing massive farmer’s agitation has been supported by various opposition parties including Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Trinamool Congress, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Shiv Sena, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, the National Conference, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the Janata Dal-Secular, the DMK, the Communist Party of India-Marxist, the Communist Party of India, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, the Forward Bloc and many other smaller regional parties.
Also Read: Modi govt paid more than double of UPA as MSP to farmers
On Tuesday, the opposition delegation had submitted a memorandum to the President of India which stated: "We urge upon you, as the custodian of the Indian Constitution, to persuade your government not to be obdurate and accept the demands raised by Indian Annadatas."
The opposition delegation in the memorandum has said that the three agriculture Bills were passed in Parliament in an anti-democratic manner while not adhering to structured debate.