Opposition parties continued their protests in and outside Parliament over issues like duplicate EPIC numbers, the three-language formula, and delimitation. TMC, Congress, and BJD walked out of Rajya Sabha, while TMC and BJD approached the Election Commission. DMK MPs protested the three-language policy, and Congress MPs from Tamil Nadu joined them.
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