Sonia Gandhi’s initiative shows an effort to ensure the Congress’s important role in opposition unity to take on BJP in 2024 election.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has invited Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray and other Chief Ministers and opposition leaders to a meeting aimed at strengthening the unity displayed by the parties versus the government in parliament.
Besides the Chief Ministers of Bengal and Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren have also been invited to the virtual meeting on August 20. The online meeting will likely set up another non-virtual meeting by the Congress in Delhi.
“The opposition is united. On 20th August, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi will speak to Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will also take part in this meeting,” said Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said.
The Congress’s plan is to take this unity forward, said party leaders, adding that other opposition parties were also being heard.
Sonia Gandhi’s initiative shows an effort to ensure the Congress’s important role in opposition unity to take on BJP in 2024 election.
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Over 15 opposition parties put up a united front in parliament in the monsoon session, which barely functioned because protests over issues like the Pegasus snooping scandal, rising fuel prices and the farm laws.
Moreover, the opposition parties marched this morning to protest against what they call the government’s bullying. A meeting at Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s room in parliament saw even Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s Sanjay Singh joining in.
Yesterday, the Lok Sabha was adjourned two days early, and hours later amid chaos and protests, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned as well.
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