Opposition parties meeting: While Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks clarity over their stance on ordinance; Congress plans to counter
Jun 22, 2023
New Delhi [India], June 22 : Ahead of the Opposition party meeting in Patna, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has urged Opposition parties, including the Congress to clarify their stand on the Centre's ordinance on control of administrative services in the national capital.
"In the meeting on June 23, Congress will have to clear the stand on the ordinance in front of everyone," Kejriwal said.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has convened convene a meeting of top Opposition leaders on Friday in Patna as part of his continued efforts to forge a grand alliance against PM Modi and the BJP-led government at the Centre with an eye on the general elections in 2024.
Meanwhile, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also been putting pressure on the Congress and has constantly been attacking the grand old party on the issue.
According to sources, Congress has prepared a plan to get back at the two leaders -Kejriwal and Mamata- in the meeting.
"While we say that the Modi government is dictatorial and using investigative agencies and occupying constitutional institutions, the attitude of the Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab and the Trinamool Congress in Bengal is the same as that of the Modi government," Congress sources said.
"Will remind Mamta-Kejriwal how they benefited BJP by contesting elections in different states. Mamata and Kejriwal kept taking different stand from the opposition on issues like Article 370, the Vice President, all of which helped the BJP government. In such a scenario, before they seek support for the ordinance, all these issues should be cleared for the future," the sources said.
Bihar Congress President Akhilesh Prasad Singh said, "Presently the goal of everyone should be to come together against the Modi government. Everyone may have small issues, be it Kejriwal ji or Mamata, the Congress, the RJD or JDU but the big goal should be to put up a united fight."
The Congress, say sources will likely advise all opposition parties to focus on the issues, programs and policies of the people instead of 'Modi Hatao' (Remove PM Modi).
The Friday meeting is aimed at laying the groundwork for the coming together of like-minded Opposition parties against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP government at the Centre.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been spearheading efforts to bring all Opposition parties together against the BJP government at the Centre, with an eye on next year's Lok Sabha polls.
