A gathering of major opposition figures was conducted at the residence of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi to build opposition unity in the national capital. According to insiders, in addition to several other topics discussed at the conference, efforts were held to persuade West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Mamta Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, has stated that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) does not exist. He argued for opposition unity in the absence of Congress. There was also a long conversation at Sonia Gandhi’s residence about clarifying things to TMC President Mamta Banerjee again. According to sources, a prominent opposition leader would meet with West Bengal’s Chief Minister soon to discuss the problem. Sharad Pawar, according to sources, could be tasked with the task of persuading Mamata Banerjee.
The group agreed that their state’s strong regional parties should come out firmly as the opposition in their respective states. There was also debate about developing a shared strategy in this area.
Who attended the meeting?
This gathering of opposition parties included NCP President Sharad Pawar, National Conference Chief Farooq Abdullah, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, DMK MP TR Balu, and Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, KC Venugopal, and Rahul Gandhi.
Sanjay Raut, a Shiv Sena MP, claimed after the meeting that this is the first of its kind. In the future, more such groups will be formed. “, he explained “A meeting of the opposition was held. A meeting was held to bring the opposition together. We talked about the Parliamentary processes. We are not going to apologise. There was discussion over the opposition’s unity. The states will cooperate.”
