Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders will observe a day-long fast across the country on Thursday to protest against the washout of the second part of the Budget session of Parliament, for which the government blames the Opposition.
On Wednesday evening, the PM addressed his party’s members of Parliament through audio conference and said the fast would expose those who had “throttled” democracy by stalling parliamentary proceedings.
Opposition parties, however, have called the fast a charade. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the PM was indulging in photo opportunities when he should answer the

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