Opposition Mumbai Meet Highlights: — Ladakhis 'Categorically Told Me That PM Is Lying': Rahul Reiterates Chinese Incursion Claim
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, "I spent a week in Ladakh. I went to Pangong Lake right in front of where the Chinese are. I had detailed discussions, probably the most detailed discussion that any politician outside Ladakh has had with the people of Ladakh. They categorically told me that the Chinese have taken Indian land. They categorically told me that the PM is lying about the fact that the Chinese have not taken Indian land. Every single person in Ladakh knows that the people of India and the people of Ladakh have been betrayed by the Govt of India. There is clearly an accommodation that has happened between the Govt and the Chinese. There is clearly a change on the borders. Our shepherds themselves told us that they are not being allowed into the areas where they were allowed...It is extremely shameful what has happened in Ladakh." (ANI)
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the communal poison that the BJP and RSS have spread over the last 9 years is now seen in hate crimes against innocent train passengers and also against innocent school children.
I.N.D.I.A bloc on Friday passed a resolution to jointly contest the Lok Sabha Elections next year.
Opposition parties in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) on Friday announced the names of the members of the bloc's coordination committee. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, Bihar Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav, Lallan Singh, JDU Raghav Chadda, AAP Hemant Soren, JMM Jadhav Ali Khan, SP D Raja, CPI Omar Abdullah, NC Mehbooba Mufti, PDP are all part of the 13-member panel that will take decisions to streamline the working of the Lok Sabha election alliance.
The committee will decide the national agenda, common campaign issues, and common programme outlines. The Opposition however did not name its convenor.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the leaders of the I.N.D.I.A bloc should be ready for more attacks, more raids, and arrests in the coming months due to this government's vendetta politics. He also said that as the alliance will gain more ground the BJP government will misuse agencies against our leaders.
"We should be prepared for more attacks in the coming months, more raids and arrests due to this government's vendetta politics. The more ground our alliance gains the more the BJP Govt will misuse agencies against our leaders. It has done the same in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bengal. In fact Last week, it was done in Jharkhand and in Chattisgarh," Kharge said.
Independent MP Kapil Sibal on Friday joined the I.N.D.I.A Alliance leaders on the second day of the meeting in Mumbai. He was present at the meeting venue along with leaders of 27 parties. Sibal has attended the opposition alliance meeting for the first time.
The Opposition's Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc congratulates ISRO for the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann arrives at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai for I.N.D.I.A. alliance meeting.
I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders posed for a group photograph ahead of their meeting in Mumbai.
The I.N.D.I.A. bloc will not release the logo of the alliance today as the leaders are yet to reach a consensus on the logo. As per the sources, there has been a suggestion to change the logo and it is likely to be launched in the next meeting.
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibbal, UBT leader Sanjay Raut, NCP leader Supriya Sule, former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, Congress leader Ashok Chavan and other leaders of the INDIA alliance at the meeting venue in Mumbai.
RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, along with his son and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, arrives at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai for the INDIA alliance meeting.
Posters of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde put up near the venue of the INDIA alliance meeting, in Mumbai.
On the Day 2 of the Opposition meeting in Mumbai, the INDIA bloc will be electing the coordination committee. This panel will streamline the working of the alliance across India. The committee will decide the national agenda, common campaign issues, and common programme outlines.
A logo of the group will also be unveiled at the third meeting of the Opposition. According to sources, the Trinamool Congress had a significant role to play in the design of the logo. Sources said the logo will reflect the nation's identity and diversity.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee underlined the importance of prompt action, expressing that time is of the essence. Following the conclusion of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) alliance's informal meeting, Banerjee conveyed a sense of urgency and the need to swiftly move forward.
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi and national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), responded to queries regarding seat sharing in Delhi and Punjab.
The informal meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel has come to an end, with Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Sonia Gandhi, and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leaving the premises.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has stated that the alliance he is a part of is more than just a political union; it is an alliance aimed at protecting the nation's interests.
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday said that the opposition's INDIA alliance is "not patriotic" and that it is only trying to "remove" Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power.
"The faith that people of India have shown in PM Modi has left the opposition with no choice but to follow an ideology which is not patriotic," Scindia said.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday dismissed the INDIA alliance meeting in Mumbai, saying that it is a "media event" that will not make any impact.
"This alliance is not going to make any impact. They have come to Mumbai and have just one agenda - remove PM Modi (from his post). Why this agenda? Because the shops of all dynast parties are being shut due to PM Modi," Fadnavis said.
The third meeting of the INDIA alliance, a proposed alliance of opposition parties, began in Mumbai on Thursday.
The meeting is being attended by leaders of several opposition parties, including the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Shiv Sena, and the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that there is no need to announce a prime ministerial face for the INDIA alliance yet.
"If you ask me, I don't think we need to announce any Prime Ministerial face. Let the elections take place, let us get majority - decision will be made after that," Abdullah told reporters in Mumbai.
Haryana's Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anil Vij has shared his perspective on the ongoing meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in Mumbai.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann were warmly received by Congress leader Aslam Shaikh upon their arrival at Mumbai airport.
Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar and leader of the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], along with Bihar Minister Sanjay Kumar Jha, have arrived in Mumbai to participate in the ongoing meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
Jharkhand CM and JMM executive president Hemant Soren arrives in Mumbai for the meeting of the INDIA alliance.
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar remarked on the unity of opposition parties within the context of the INDIA alliance. Tomar pointed out that while these parties previously united against PM Modi during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, their lack of a shared ideology continues to pose a challenge as they once again come together.
The final list of delegates set to participate in the INDIA alliance meeting has been released.
1) HOST : Shivsena UBT
1 Uddhav Thackeray
2 Aaditya Thackeray
3 Sanjay Raut
2) Indian National Congress
4 Sonia Gandhi
5 Rahul Gandhi
6 Mallikarjun Kharge
7 K.C Venugopal
3) All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)
8 Mamata Banerjee
9 Derek O'Brien
10 Abhishek Banerjee
4) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
11 M.K Stalin
12 T.R Baalu
5) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
13 Arvind Kejriwal
14 Bhagwat Mann
15 Sanjay Singh
16 Raghav Chadha
6) Janata Dal (United)
17 Nitish Kumar
18 Lalan Singh
19 Sanjay Kumar Jha
7) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
20 Lalu Prasad Yadav
21 Tejaswi Yadav
22 Manoj Jha
23 Sanjay Yadav
8) Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
24 Hemant Soren
25 Abhishek Prasad
26 Sunil Kumar Shrivastwa
9) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
27 Sharad Pawar
28 Supriya Sule
29 Jayant Patil
10) Samajwadi Party (SP)
30 Akhilesh Yadav
31 Ramgopal Yadav
32 Kiranmoy Nanda
33 Abu Azmi
11) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
34 Jayant Singh Chaudhary
35 Shahid Siddiqui
12) Apna Dal (Kamerwadi)
36 Krishna Patel
37 Pankaj Niranjan
13) Jammu And Kashmir National Conference (NC)
38 Farooq Abdullah
39 Omar Abdullah
14) People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
40 Mehbooba Mufti
41 Iltija Mufti
15) Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
42 Sitaram Yechury
43 Ashok Dhawale
16) Communist Party Of India (CPI)
44 D.Raja
45 Binoy Visvam
46 Bhalchandra Kango
17) Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
47 Manoj Bhattacharya
18) All India Forward Block
48 G. Devarajan
19) Marumalarchi Dravia Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
49 Vaiko MP
20) Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK)
50 Thol. Thirumaavalavan
51 M.Dayalan
52 Dr. D. Ravikumar
21) Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi (KMDK)
53 Eswaran Ramasamy
22) Communist Party Of India (Marxist – Leninist) Liberation
54 Dipankar Bhattacharaya
55 V. Arun Kumar
23) Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK)
56 M.H.Jawahirullah
24) Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
57 Kader Mohideen
58 P.K Kunhalikutty
59 Syed Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal
25) Kerala Congress (M)
60 Jose K Mani
26) Kerala Congres - J
61 P.C. Thomas
27) Peasants and Workers Party Of India
62 Jayant Patil
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has arrived at the venue of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) meeting in Mumbai.
Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal arrives in Mumbai for the meeting of INDIA alliance.
NCP president Sharad Pawar arrives at the hotel in Mumbai for the meeting of the INDIA alliance.
In the midst of escalating political tensions, Binoy Viswam, Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) National Council, underscored the transformative mission of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
Mallikarjun Kharge, the National President of the Indian National Congress, has touched down in Mumbai to participate in the forthcoming meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi have arrived at a hotel in the city. Rahul Gandhi will hold a press conference shortly.
Bihar CM and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar has embarked on a journey to Mumbai in preparation for the third gathering of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi and the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has set out from the capital's airport en route to Mumbai.
A spirited crowd of Congress party supporters gathered outside the Mumbai airport today, eagerly welcoming the arrival of party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
Congress Members of Parliament, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, have touched down in Mumbai to participate in the highly anticipated third assembly of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha reaches Mumbai Grand Hyatt hotel where the meeting is scheduled to take place.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said that the INDIA bloc has many choices for the Prime Minister's face but the BJP does not have any choice. "The way BJP is targetting us shows that they are scared of the INDIA alliance and our victory. Their hatred is for the country & constitution, and we will not let them win...The BJP has no choice but we have many choices for the PM face," Thackeray said, as quoted by ANI.
"The way BJP is targetting us, shows that they are scared of the INDIA alliance and our victory. Their hatred is for the country & constitution, and we will not let them win...The BJP has no choice but we have many choices for the PM face," says Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray.
"The top leaders of INDIA alliance are going to have an informal meeting in the evening today to chalk out the agenda of the meeting," says KC Venugopal as he arrives in Mumbai ahead of the INDIA meeting.
"Rahul Gandhi is holding a press conference on this (Adani) issue, he asked in February about Rs 20,000 crores, but there was no answer. No investigation is being done, these are illegal transactions but the govt is not taking any action. The question raised by Rahul Gandhi is relevant, PM needs to answer this" he adds.
"The top leaders of INDIA alliance are going to have an informal meeting in the evening today to chalk out the agenda of the meeting," says KC Venugopal as he arrives in Mumbai ahead of the INDIA meeting.
"Rahul Gandhi is holding a press conference on this (Adani) issue, he asked in February about Rs 20,000 crores, but there was no answer. No investigation is being done, these are illegal transactions but the govt is not taking any action. The question raised by Rahul Gandhi is relevant, PM needs to answer this" he adds.
"Like-minded opposition parties will work together to take the country forward. INDIA bloc will be expanded and more parties will join us in the coming time," says Rashtriya Lok Dal national president Jayant Chaudhary.
“This selfish alliance already has six contenders for the PM post so far. I believe people know that the country has achieved many milestones under PM Modi's leadership, and their trust continues to be with him," says UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya.
Peoples' Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti arrives in Mumbai ahead of INDIA meeting. "Judega Bharat, Jeetega INDIA," she says.
Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi leave for Mumbai to attend the Opposition's INDIA meeting.
Samajwadi Party MP Rm Gopal Yadav arrives In Mumbai for the third meeting of the INDIA alliance. "Ramdas Athawale and BSP chief Mayawat have become non-entity in the politics of the country," he says.
"The PM will be of INDIA alliance. Arvind Kejriwal has joined the INDIA alliance to save the country from inflation, unemployment and corruption," says AAP MP Sanjay Singh.
Communist Party of India leader D Raja arrives at Mumbai's Grand Hyatt hotel where the INDIA bloc will hold its third meeting.
Ahead of the INDIA meeting, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam says, "The politics of India is changing. Oppostion parties have now united and they are so powerful that they will remove the BJP govt. In the Mumbai meeting, the agenda will be decided and the coordination committee will also be announced."
"The meeting of 'Ghamandia Gathbandhan' is going to take place in Mumbai today. These parties have done scams and corruption worth Rs 20 lakh crores. It's a selfish alliance...Their agenda is maximum profit from corruption..." says BJP leader Sambit Patra.
The INDIA bloc will unveil its logo today and Trinamool Congress will have a big role to play, sources tell ABP News. The logo will carry country's identity and diversity, the add. Once finalised, the logo will be launched in regional languages too like Bengali, Kannada, and Malayalam among others.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader Stalin leaves from Chennai to attend the third meeting of the INDIA alliance bloc in Mumbai.
Rajya Sabha MP and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha says the alliance will have a soild foundation and roadmap after today's meeting.
"We will be able to say that we are bringing this country back on track... Every party wants to see their leader at the top (PM post) but everyone should wait for the outcome of the united meeting."
Posters and hoarding featuring INDIA bloc leaders come up in Mumbai ahead of the two-day meeting.
Opposition's INDIA bloc is set to meet for the third time in Mumbai. Leaders like Mamata Banerjee and Tejashwi Yadav have already reached Mumbai for the two-day meeting starting today.
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Opposition Parties Meeting: Hello and welcome to our live blog on the Opposition INDIA bloc meeting in Mumbai. Follow this space for all the latest updates.
Hello and welcome to breaking news live blog, please follow this space for all the latest updates and breaking news from India and around the world. Opposition leaders have started arriving in Mumbai for the third leg of the meeting of the I.N.D.I.A alliance, which was formed to jointly take on the ruling BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said 63 representatives of 28 political parties would attend the two-day INDIA alliance meet. In the last meeting in Bengaluru, 26 Opposition parties had attended.
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Sources had told ABP News that Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar had approached former NDA ally Shiromani Akali Dal and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) to join the the Opposition bloc.
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and chief ministers of half a dozen states, including Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal, will attend the Mumbai leg of the meet.
In the meeting, the Opposition will deliberate on a host of issues and unveil the grouping's logo. An eleven-member coordination committee is expected to be formed and a convenor be named at the two-day meeting.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is the front-runner for the post of convenor, sources told ABP News.
On the other hand, the Maharashtra ruling alliance of BJP, Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP faction will be holding a meeting at Worli to discuss issues related to the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
From Shiv Sena, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Ramdas Kadam, Dada Bhuse and other senior leaders are likely to attend. From the BJP, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, state chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Mumbai party chief Ashish Shelar will be among other leaders in attendance.
Ajit Pawar, Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel, state chief Sunil Tatkare and other senior leaders will take part in the meeting from the NCP camp.
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