“The so called secular parties did not call us,” Asaduddin Owaisi’s social gathering mentioned on the opposition meet

Mumbai:

Lashing out on the 26 like-minded events for not inviting All-India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) within the two-day opposition assembly concluded in Bengaluru on Tuesday, social gathering chief Waris Pathan mentioned that the “so called” secular events are treating them as “political untouchables”.

The AIMIM nationwide spokesperson additionally questioned how can somebody ignore Asaduddin Owaisi’s social gathering.

“The so called secular parties did not call us, we are political untouchables for them. There are leaders who were once with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including Nitish Kumar, Uddhav Thackeray and Mehbooba Mufti. We saw Arvind Kejriwal abusing Congress during the Gujarat Assembly elections, but even he is sitting in Bengaluru. Even we (AIMIM) are putting efforts to defeat BJP in 2024, but they (Opposition parties) are ignoring Asaduddin Owaisi and our party,” he mentioned.

The two-day joint assembly got here to an finish on Tuesday with the 26 events agreeing to come back up beneath one identify – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, or INDIA

On Tuesday, whereas addressing the media after the assembly, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned, “Earlier, we were UPA and now all the 26 parties have given a name to the opposition and that is – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA). Everybody has agreed upon this, and the resolution for the name was passed unanimously.”

The growth got here as high leaders of 26 Opposition events from throughout the nation met in Bengaluru on Tuesday to debate a united technique to tackle the ruling NDA alliance on the Centre, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi chief Thol Thirumavalavan mentioned that the identify was proposed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

“The name of the opposition alliance – INDIA was proposed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. After a long discussion, it was decided to be called as ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance,” VCK chief informed ANI.

On the opposite hand, Congress chief Supriya Shrinate mentioned that Rahul Gandhi justified why it ought to be INDIA in the course of the dialogue within the assembly.

“It is a collective effort. We all sat together, and we all decided on names. Rahul ji spearheaded this, he justified why it should be INDIA he argued for it,” Srinate informed ANI.

The representatives of the 26 events – 10 greater than the 16 events which had met in Patna on June 23 – additionally determined to arrange an 11-member coordination committee, together with all the main events, and a ‘secretariat’ in Delhi for marketing campaign administration and for coordinating the working of varied sub-committees, which can take up particular points.

“The next opposition meeting will be held in Mumbai; the date will be announced soon. An 11-member coordination committee will be set up. Names of committee members will be announced in Mumbai,” Mr Kharge mentioned.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi referred to as the Lok Sabha elections subsequent 12 months a combat between INDIA and PM Modi.

“This fight is not between 2 political formations but the fight is to defend the idea of India. If you will see history, you will find that nobody has been able to fight the idea of India. It’s a fight between the idea of India and Narendra Modi,” Mr Gandhi mentioned.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whereas warning the ruling social gathering on the centre mentioned, “NDA, BJP, can you challenge INDIA?”

“We love our motherland. We are the patriotic people of the country. We are for the country, the world, farmers, for all,” she mentioned, including that individuals — Hindus, Dalits, minorities, farmers, in Bengal, and Manipur – are beneath risk from the BJP, whose solely job is “buying and selling governments”.

AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, whereas addressing the press convention mentioned that the leaders of the like-minded events got here to Karnataka’s Bengaluru to avoid wasting the nation from “hatred”.

“In the last 9 years, PM Modi could have done a lot of things but he destroyed all the sectors. We have gathered here not for ourselves but to save the country from hatred…” Arvind Kejriwal mentioned.
 

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