Opposition leaders to discuss EVM machines, says Uddhav Sena leader Sanjay Raut
Mumbai [India], July 17 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting of Opposition parties on Monday, the Shiv Sena-Uddhav Thackeray faction-leader Sanjay Raut said that discussions will be held on several issues including electronic voting (EVM) machines and Lok Sabha seat sharing.
During a press conference, Raut stated, The agenda of today’s meeting is to be one. Discussion will be held on many issues including EVM machines, Lok Sabha seat sharing, and also decide on what will be the name of the front.
Raut further confirmed that Shiv Sena chiefs Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray will also participate in the meeting in Karnataka’s Bengaluru.
Shiv Sena chiefs Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray will also attend the meeting. This meeting will run in two sessions. Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will attend today’s meeting. NCP chief Sharad Pawar will attend the meeting tomorrow. Today we will discuss national-level issues at the meeting, he added.
Meanwhile, the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party stated that the NCP supremo will not participate on the first day of the two-day joint opposition meeting but will be present on Tuesday, according to the spokesperson Mahesh Bharet Tapase.
Large banners and posters were seen on Race Course Road in Bengaluru welcoming leaders of various opposition parties for the joint opposition meeting at the Taj West End Hotel in the Karnataka capital.
Gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, leaders of at least 26 Opposition parties are set to converge at a hotel in Bengaluru over the next two days as part of their efforts to present a united front against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the Centre.
Jairam Ramesh, Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, and KC Venugopal, Congress General Secretary, held a joint press conference earlier today. All the opposition leaders are scheduled to arrive for the afternoon meeting.
An informal meeting is scheduled for 6 pm today, followed by dinner at 8 pm. On July 18, the meeting will begin at 11 am and continue until 4 pm.
Following the meeting, a press conference will be held during which the campaign strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls may be announced.
The first mega Opposition meet was convened in Patna on June 23 by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. At the meeting, opposition heavyweights, including Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, brainstormed a roadmap for an anti-BJP front to be ready in time for next year’s Lok Sabha elections.
