MPs from the Opposition INDIA bloc staged a protest in the premises of Parliament today over the 2024 Union Budget, with many parties calling it "discriminatory" against non-BJP-ruled states. Amongst the prominent leaders attending the protest are Congress's Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Wednesday's action comes a day after leaders of INDIA bloc parties assembled at 10 Rajaji Marg residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge to discuss the Opposition's strategy after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh consecutive budget. All the opposition Chief Minister except West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a boycott of NITI Aayog.