New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday held a meeting with Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and several other senior leaders of opposition parties. In this, the common strategy of the opposition was discussed in the current winter session of Parliament. However, the Trinamool Congress was absent from the meeting. This meeting is also considered important because a few days ago, during her visit to Mumbai, Mamta Banerjee had said that there is no UPA and now the meeting of big leaders of opposition parties under the leadership of Sonia without Mamta’s party. Can also be seen as a message.
According to sources, along with Pawar, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and DMK leader TR Baalu also attended the meeting held at Sonia Gandhi’s residence 10, Janpath. Sources associated with the Congress said that more such meetings will be held in the coming days, so that all the opposition parties can be united. Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge were also present in this meeting. Sources said that apart from the Trinamool Congress, members of almost all opposition parties were present in the meeting. The Trinamool Congress was not called for the meeting, while the party’s Rajya Sabha member Doli Singh took part in the opposition parties’ march from the Parliament House complex to Vijay Chowk earlier in the day to protest the suspension.
Sources said, all the members in the meeting agreed that the suspended members will not apologize. He said that when no wrong has been done, then what will he apologize for. Many leaders said that the government has taken a wrong step, so it should apologize. He said that it is wrong to suspend the members in this session for the behavior done in the earlier session. The government should apologize for this. After the meeting, Sanjay Raut said that our main agenda was the unity of the opposition in a state-wise manner. This was the first meeting. We will meet again on Wednesday. Sharad Pawar will also be present in it. At the same time, on the demand of Union Minister Prahlad Joshi’s apology for the suspension of 12 MPs from Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Raut said, no apology, no regret, we will fight.
According to sources, Sonia Gandhi had invited Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for this meeting. These two leaders sent Raut and Balu for the meeting. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi and leaders of several other opposition parties on Tuesday marched demanding the suspension of 12 members of the Rajya Sabha who were suspended for the remaining period of the winter session for indecent conduct in the Upper House during the monsoon session of Parliament. Removed. Accused the government of suppressing the voice of the opposition.
After the meeting of leaders of opposition parties held at Sonia Gandhi’s residence, Farooq Abdullah of National Conference said that the country is in trouble. Discussions took place in the meeting to deal with this crisis. He said that the opposition parties will fight their battle together and bring the country out of trouble. When Abdullah was asked about Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi’s remarks that he should stay in Pakistan, the National Conference leader said that Joshi should go to Pakistan.