Opposition walks out of all-party meeting over Kiren Rijiju's invite to rebel TMC MPs

NEW DELHI: A symbolic walkout by several Opposition parties marked the all-party meeting ahead of the Monsoon Session on Sunday after Lok Sabha Speaker approved separate seating for 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have formed the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI).The Opposition leaders later rejoined the meeting, saying the walkout was meant to register their protest against the decision.'Where is the merger'TMC MP Mahua Moitra said the entire Opposition, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, JMM, Aam Aadmi Party, National Conference, Left parties and Shiv Sena (UBT), walked out of the meeting in protest."Today, the entire opposition including Congress, the Samajwadi Party, DMK, JMM, Aam Aadmi Party, National Conference, Left parties, Shiv Sena UBT have all walked out of the all-party meeting in protest because the so-called NCPI, which is an unrecognized party," she said.Moitra argued that the Speaker had not approved the merger of the rebel…