Sonia, Kharge arrive in Bengaluru for Oppn meet

July 17, 2023 15:24

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrive in Bengaluru for the joint opposition meeting which will have the participation of 26 like-minded parties.

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s scheduled meeting in Delhi on July 18, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the saffron party is "baffled" by what the opposition is doing and hence gathering "factions of parties."

"If he (PM Modi) is stronger than the entire Opposition and he alone is enough for them, why is he calling together the 30 parties? Disclose the names of these parties. Are they even registered with the Election Commission? People with us have always been with us...They are baffled by what we are doing, so they are gathering factions of parties to show their strength," Kharge said.

The NDA meeting in the national capital will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting is being organised to mark the completion of 9 years of the central government under Prime Minister Modi. The opposition parties are seeking to put up a united front to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The two-day meeting will conclude on Tuesday after a formal meeting of opposition leaders.

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