Top representatives from 26 opposition parties gathered in Bengaluru today to discuss the structure of the front that will oppose the BJP in 2019. I-N-D-I-A (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) was chosen as the name.
Can the NDA and BJP take on the INDIA? After the meeting, Mamata Banerjee spoke during a press conference. “We cherish the motherland. We are the nation’s patriotic citizens. She added that people — Hindus, Dalits, minorities, farmers, in Bengal and Manipur — are threatened by the BJP, whose sole purpose is “buying and selling governments.” “We are for the country, the world, farmers, for all,” she stated.
Mallikarjun Kharge, the president of the Congress, declared during the meeting that his party has no interest in holding the position of Prime Minister. Attacking the BJP, he claimed that the president and other party officials are “running from state to state” to make amends with former partners. In the conference, he declared, “We are 26 parties, in power in 11 states; BJP didn’t obtain 303 seats by itself, utilised votes of allies then abandoned them.
The leaders, who are assembled in Bengaluru, met for supper last night to formalise the schedule for the private discussions on Tuesday. According to insiders, there is a possibility that Sonia Gandhi, who served as the UPA’s chairman, will be designated the Front’s president and Nitish Kumar its convenor.Along with Mrs. Gandhi, other participants in the two-day meeting include Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Chief Ministers MK Stalin, Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Hemant Soren, Mamata Banerjee, and RJD leader Lalu Prasad. Sharad Pawar joined the conference today after his party split earlier this month as a result of his nephew Ajit Pawar’s uprising.
The Congress is hosting the gathering at a location that was picked with care. In addition to energising the opposition, the Congress victory in the most recent Karnataka assembly election has given the party a strong position.However, the Congress has maintained a low profile while under the leadership of Mallikarjun Kharge, repeating its desire to hear the opinions of other leaders. Its desire to work as a team was also demonstrated by its support of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party in opposition to the Central Ordinance in parliament.
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