Top opposition leaders, together with some chief ministers, are anticipated to attend a digital assembly referred to as by Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday amid efforts to develop a standard technique towards the NDA authorities, sources mentioned.
Gandhi’s workplace is known to have despatched invites to NCP president Sharad Pawar and the chief ministers of West Bengal (Mamata Banerjee), Maharashtra (Uddhav Thackeray) and Tamil Nadu (MK Stalin), who’ve accepted the invitation.
The assembly to be held on August 20, which additionally occurs to be the start anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, is part of the Congress get together’s efforts to unite varied opposition events on key points dealing with the nation and defeat the BJP within the upcoming meeting elections. Is.
Several opposition events confirmed unity throughout the not too long ago concluded monsoon session of parliament, after they slammed the federal government for discussing agricultural legal guidelines and the Pegasus espionage controversy, amongst different points.
The assembly can also be happening within the backdrop of the federal government’s demand for strict motion towards those that take pleasure in indecent conduct within the Rajya Sabha throughout the passage of the Insurance Amendment Bill.
The assembly additionally got here after an identical dinner hosted by Congress chief Kapil Sibal, the place high opposition leaders supported unity amongst like-minded events to defeat the BJP.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
