Top Opposition leaders set the tone for the two-day I.N.D.I.A meeting starting here on Thursday by sharpening their attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while indicating that more parties from the length and breadth of the country would join the grouping.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole at a press conference, in Mumbai, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.
Top Opposition leaders set the tone for the two-day I.N.D.I.A meeting starting here on Thursday by sharpening their attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi while indicating that more parties from the length and breadth of the country would join the grouping.
The meeting is likely to finalise common campaign and agitation plans for the I.N.D.I.A parties.
Sachin Pilot has been given an organisational role in the highest decision-making body of Congress after a gap of three years since his rebellion in July 2020
The appointment of former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot and six other leaders from Rajasthan to the CWC seems to have sent the central leadership’s message to the ruling party | Photo Credit: PTI
The appointment of former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and six other leaders from Rajasthan to the Congress Working Committee (CWC) seems to have sent the central leadership’s message to the ruling party in the State to end the rift and maintain unity for the coming Assembly elections. Mr. Pilot’s political stature has increased with his new appointment.
Mr. Pilot has been given an organisational role in the highest decision-making body of the Congress after a gap of three years since his rebellion in July 2020, when he was stripped of his positions as the Deputy Chief Minister and Pradesh Congress Committee president. The party’s move to affirm Mr. Pilot’s significance is expected to pacify his supporters who were unhappy over the turn of events in the last three years.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge called Arvind Kejriwal and emphasize the need for opposition unity after CBI issued summons to Delhi CM.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been called for questioning as a witness on Sunday by CBI (Twitter/@AamAadmiParty)(HT_PRINT)
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge telephoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, a day after the AAP convenor was summoned by the CBI, and stressed the need for opposition parties to unite against the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, sources said.
Kharge is learnt to have expressed solidarity with Kejriwal, who will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the Delhi excise policy case on Sunday, they said.
The CBI on Friday summoned Kejriwal to answer queries of the investigating team as a witness in the excise policy case. His former deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested in the case last month.
Kharge’s outreach is part of the Congress’ efforts to bring several like-minded parties together on a common platform in their fight against the BJP.
The Congress president will be hosting a meeting of senior leaders of various parties in the next few days to chalk out a common programme. Kharge has already spoken to a number of opposition leaders.
