Sonia chairs Opposition meet; Mamata stays away

February 01, 2018 17:18

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is chairing the Opposition meet to plan a joint strategy for the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.

Among the parties attending the meet are the Nationalist Congress Party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the Trinamool Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the National Conference, the Communist Party of India-Marixt, the CPI, the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Revolutionary Socialist Party, the Indian Union Muslim League, the Kerala Congress.

Janata Dal-United rebels Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar Ansari, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Ram Gopal Yadav of Samajwadi Party and TMC's Derek O'Brien are among the leaders attending the meeting.

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC boss Mamata Banerjee yesterday said she won't attend the meeting due to other preoccupations. However, the party will be represented by Trinamool Congress Parliamentary party leaders, she said.

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