10 April,2018 06:50 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online desk
In protest of the complete washout of the Parliament's budget session due to protests by opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sitting on a fast on April 12.
"The Prime Minister will observe a fast even while engaged in his official duty and official engagements," BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narsimha Rao told IANS.
This will be part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's day-long hunger strike that day to protest against the disruption of Parliament by the opposition. BJP President Amit Shah will observe a hunger strike at Hubli in Karnataka while party MPs will fast in their constituencies.
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