At Sibal's dinner meet, Oppn leaders call for unity

August 10, 2021 09:53

Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel arrive at Sibal's residence

Top Opposition leaders gathered at Congress Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal's residence on Monday evening and informally discussed how they could work together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 election, according to sources.

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and leader Praful Patel, Biju Janata Dal MP Pinaki Misra, Trinamool Congress leaders Derek O'Brien and Kalyan Banerjee, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, Samajwadi Pary chief Akhilesh Yadav, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja, Shiromani Akali Dal's Naresh Gujral, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's Tiruchi Siva, and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad attended the event.

At least 20 of the so-called "G-23" group of leaders, who wrote a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi last year asking for an overhaul in the party organisation, were present at the dinner.

The sources told that Sharad Pawar extended support to the G-23 leaders and said that we are with you in terms of whatever you are doing inside and outside your party.

Interestingly as per the sources, TMC leader Derek O' Brien said "we want to talk to Congress, on the one hand, Congress fights against us in West Bengal, on the other hand, they want us to be on board with them here".

While BJD Leader said, "there are issues in which we feel that we can align with Congress but whom should we talk?".

YSR representative said, "we are ready to forget the things in the past for the betterment of the country. At the same time, Naresh Gujral said we can be united on the farmer's issue.

Importantly Akhilesh Yadav and Lalu Yadav stressed on strong and united opposition against BJP while both leaders added that Congress should use the experience of leaders like Kapil Sibal.

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