Sonia Gandhi calls for a virtual meeting of Opposition parties on August 20. Congress interim President will likely meet Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, DMK chief MK Stalin, JMM Executive President Hemant Soren.

A day after the Monsoon session ended amid unruly scenes in the Rajya Sabha, opposition parties leaders stepped up their offensive accusing the government. The leaders said that the government has crushed their voice in Parliament, "murdering" democracy, and bringing "outsiders" as marshals to beat up MPs, a charge denied by the government. The central government on its part alleged that the opposition members misbehaved and pushed the marshals in the upper house when the Insurance Bill was being passed. Not only this, but it also charged the opposition with disrupting Parliament and not allowing it to function normally. Even, a video of the melee in the Rajya Sabha where opposition MPs are seen clashing with the marshals went viral. Both the opposition leaders and union ministers met Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu at his residence separately demanding action, during the day. 

Naidu also met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over the unruly developments. Both expressing the concern said strict action should be taken to avoid recurrence of such events in the future. Leaders of 11 opposition parties met in Parliament in the morning after which they staged a protest match to Vijay Chowk, where they addressed the media. They also issued a joint statement and accused the government of deliberately derailing Parliament. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the voice of people was crushed in Parliament and democracy was "murdered".

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