24 February, 2026
The government must defer the formation of groups till the no-confidence motion is discussed and stop linking these parliamentary platforms with the government's own agenda.
Formation of parliamentary groups to promote inter-parliamentary exchange and interaction has been an established practice since the beginning of parliamentary democracy in India. The Modi government is misusing this parliamentary convention as a foreign policy arm of the government to camouflage the government's policy failures and betrayals.The latest announcement of formation of several dozen groups comes at a time when the government is on the dock for undermining the interests of India's farmers and the cause of India's strategic autonomy by inflicting a Trump-dictated trade deal on the country. The petroleum minister of the Modi government, Mr Hardeep Singh Puri continues to hold office even after his admitted complicity with the infamous Epstein network. And to top it all, the Speaker himself faces a no-confidence motion for his utterly partisan conduct and systematic stifling of the opposition voice and avoidance of any meaningful parliamentary debate.The government must defer the formation of groups till the no-confidence motion is discussed and stop linking these parliamentary platforms with the government's own agenda.- Dipankar Bhattacharya, General Secretary, CPI(ML) Liberation (February 24, 2026)
