The Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam (DMK) were among various opposition parties which boycotted the joint sitting of Parliament to mark the 70th Constitution Day on Tuesday, expressing their protest against the Centre over political developments in Maharashtra.

Those who did not participate in the gathering, organised at the Central Hall of Parliament, also included Nationalist Congress Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, National Conference, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen among others.

All TMC members were missing from the sitting except Nusrat Jahan, the first-time TMC MP from Bashirhat in West Bengal. The Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26 every year to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India.