Oppn accuses Centre of usurping states' powers, demands revised stimulus

The opposition demanded that the Centre "consult state governments while allowing international/domestic flights".

On Friday, 22 opposition parties, led by the Congress, criticized the government at the Centre for “unabashedly” usurping powers of state governments and undermining the federal structure of the Constitution.

Three chief ministers, Maharashtra’s Uddhav Thackeray, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee and Jharkhand’s Hemant Soren, along with 30 other opposition leaders, attended the meeting held via videoconferencing.

At the end of the meeting, opposition parties issued an 11-point charter of demands. The opposition said, the “Rs 20 trillion package and its contents mislead the people of India”, and “demanded that the government present a revised and comprehensive package that will be