Patna (Bihar) [India], June 7 (ANI): Janta Dal (United) President Lalan Singh on Wednesday confirmed that the assembly of high Opposition leaders, convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will probably be held in Patna on June 23.
The assembly, which is aimed toward laying the groundwork for the approaching collectively of like-minded Opposition events towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP authorities on the Centre, was initially scheduled to be held on June 12.
Nonetheless, the assembly was pushed again after a number of Opposition leaders, together with Congress nationwide president Mallikarjun Kharge and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, expressed their incapability to attend the assembly on June 12, citing prior engagements and preoccupations.
Addressing a press convention on Wednesday, Lalan Singh stated, “The assembly will probably be attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Get together president Akhilesh Yadav, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, and Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin.”
“Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPI Normal Secretary D Raja, CPM basic secretary Sitaram Yechury and Dipankar Bhattacharya can even attend the assembly,” he added.
After JDU had introduced the assembly of Opposition events on June 12, earlier, DMK chief Stalin stated he had sought a postponement of the June 12 assembly, as he can be busy attending an inaugural ceremony on the identical date.
“I will probably be attending the inaugural ceremony of Mettur Dam on the identical date (because the Opposition assembly). It is a vital occasion. Even the Congress president (Mallikarjun Kharge) will probably be held up at a special occasion and received’t be capable of attend the assembly on that day. So, I’ve requested for the assembly of Opposition events to be pushed again. Nonetheless, the DMK will certainly take part within the assembly,” Tamil Nadu CM Stalin stated.
The Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been spearheading efforts to deliver all Opposition events collectively towards the BJP authorities on the Centre, with a watch on subsequent 12 months’s Lok Sabha polls.
As a part of the hassle to galvanise the Opposition towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, he has already met the likes of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. (ANI)
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