Congress calls opposition meet on migrants' plight, changes in labour laws

The Congress has called a meeting of like-minded opposition parties on Friday to discuss the plight of migrants and the changes in labour laws brought in by some states, sources said. Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi will chair the meeting. This is among several initiatives taken by Gandhi since the Covid-19 crisis broke out.

So far, 17 parties have agreed to take part in the meeting via video-conferencing, but the SP and the BSP are yet to confirm their attendance.

Although the Congress had pledged support to the Narendra Modi government in the face of the unprecedented health crisis the