New Delhi, November 26: The opposition parties will boycott President Ram Nath Kovind's address at the joint sitting of Parliament on Tuesday. The opposition will also protest in front of the Ambedkar Statue in Parliament. The President is scheduled to address the joint session at 11:00 am on November 26 at the Central Hall to commemorate the 70th Constitution Day.

Congress will hold protest from 10 am to 11 am today. Meanwhile, the BJP termed the grand old party’s decision as an insult to BR Ambedkar. According to reports, other opposition parties that will join Congress in protest against the Narendra Modi government include TMC, NCP, RJP, AAP and Samajwadi Party. The Bharatiya Janata party’s warring ally Shiv Sena will protest against the Centre along with the opposition parties. Parliament Building Lit Up in Celebration of Constitution Day 2019; View Pics.

On Monday also, the Congress protested vociferously both inside and outside Parliament on Monday against the political developments in Maharashtra. It stalled proceedings in both House and accused the BJP of "murdering democracy" in the state.

While Congress president Sonia Gandhi led the protest by party MPs near Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Parliament complex, party leader Rahul Gandhi led the charge in the Lok Sabha. He dubbed the developments in Maharashtra a "murder of democracy". The Congress also termed the Devendra Fadnavis-Ajit Pawar government "illegal" and "illegitimate".

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