Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top opposition leaders including some chief ministers, amid efforts to evolve a common strategy against the NDA government.
After a virtual meeting of the Opposition parties, where they stressed on unitedly moving forward to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the leaders also put out an 11-point charter of demands before the government.
Former Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane said that if Balasaheb Thackeray was alive today, he would not have compromised with his Hindutva ideology. But Uddhav Thackeray is helpless as he is attending the meeting called by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will chair a crucial meeting of the Opposition parties on Friday via video conferencing. The meeting will be attended by scores of Opposition leaders and Chief Ministers of non-NDA ruled states. The meeting is seen as a part of the Congress' efforts to unite various Opposition parties to evolve a common strategy against the BJP-led NDA government.
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had called a virtual meeting of like-minded opposition leaders on Aug 20, sources said. The meeting will be held at 4PM
As per reports, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra CM and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, DMK chief MK Stalin, JMM Executive President Hemant Soren are expected to attend the meeting.
PM Narendra Modi and Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his chamber after the end of the Monsoon Session.
Amarinder Singh is also likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his Delhi visit and discuss the prevailing security situation along the Indo-Pak border.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening met Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath. Former party president and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi was also present during the meeting here.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo has been reaching out to various opposition leaders in a bid to bring together the non-BJP forces ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi on Wednesday. Mamata Banerjee was accompanied by her nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Raghav Chadha was seen alongside Arvind Kejriwal.
The meeting between Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi is significant amid opposition moves to join forces for a united fight in the 2024 national election.
It is essential for everyone to come together in order to defeat BJP...Alone, I am nothing - everyone will have to work together. I am not a leader, I am a cadre. I am a person from the street, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is making her bid to unite the Opposition against the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections.
Sidhu, who replaced Sunil Jakhar, was elevated to the position despite opposition from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh.
Navjot Singh Sidhu was on Sunday appointed as the President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee by Sonia Gandhi, despite a major opposition by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Gandhi also appointed four working presidents to assist Sidhu in the run-up to the next assembly elections.The appointments came after days of internal squabbling and public bickering that virtually divided the state unit between two factions owing allegiance to Singh and Sidhu.
The monsoon session of Parliament is scheduled to start on Monday.
If sources are to be believed, Captain has agreed to Sidhu's elevation but with conditions apply. The CM has said to have agreed to the arrangements after meeting AICC general secretary and Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has made it clear that the face of the party in Punjab is Captain Amarinder Singh and if there is any difference, it should be resolved internally.
Navjot Singh Sidhu met Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sunil Jakhar on Saturday.
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