Cracks surface in Opposition unity over demonetisation protests Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to Opposition parties to support his drive against black money, like they had backed the goods and services tax (GST) Bill. The PM’s remarks came at an all-party meeting chaired by him a day ahead of Parliament’s winter session starting Wednesday, where the Opposition plans to corner the Centre over the hardships people are facing due to the demonetisation of ~500 and ~1,000 notes. “The PM also wanted Parliament to debate funding of political parties and holding simultaneous polls for state Assemblies and the Lok Sabha besides discussing all relevant issues,” parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting. Differences between the Congress and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) showed up when the West Bengal Chief Minister said her party would lead a protest march from Parliament to Rashtrapati Bhavan on Day 1 of the session itself. “There wa