Leaders deliberated on the agenda for nearly 1.5 hours before a dinner on Monday night. After the informal discussions on Monday when a plan to send a delegation to Manipur also came up, the main meeting at Bengaluru's Taj West End hotel will continue on Tuesday when leaders from 26 parties gather for more talks and concrete measures.
"Well begun is half done! Like-minded opposition parties shall closely work together to foster an agenda of social justice, inclusive development and national welfare," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge tweeted.
Meeting for the second time after another similar event in Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's residence in June, the leaders sat in front of a huge banner with a "United We Stand" slogan, which was also featured on posters that dotted the streets of Bengaluru.
"It was a good meeting," West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee later said.
Opposition leaders from across the country flew into Bengaluru on Monday for the meeting, whose second day will coincide with a meeting of the rival National Democratic Alliance (NDA) grouping. In the Patna meeting on June 23, all but one of the 15 attending parties vowed to jointly take on the BJP with a common agenda. That meeting was marked by acrimony between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress after the former refused to attend the joint press conference and asked the latter to make its stance clear on a controversial ordinance that gave the Centre control over Delhi's bureaucracy.
With the Congress announcing on Sunday that it will oppose the ordinance when it comes to Parliament in the upcoming monsoon session, the Bengaluru meeting is likely to be more cordial. AAP leaders such as Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, attended the meeting
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der July 18, 2023-Ausgabe von Hindustan Times.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent ? Anmelden
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der July 18, 2023-Ausgabe von Hindustan Times.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent? Anmelden
Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' Of War In Gaza
The United States and other powers have called for a reformed Palestinian Authority to take charge of all Palestinian territories after the end of war
Future Perfect: The Kids Are All Right
Gill and Jurel hold out promise by simplifying a challenging chase to help India seal series
Akshay feels 'blessed' to have worked with OG Ramayan cast
Director Akshay K Agarwal shot a music video, Humare Ram Aaye Hai, with the cast of the 1987 TV show, Ramayanactors Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia and Sunil Lahri - in Ayodhya recently.
Musk's firm gets nod for Sat Net; joins Jio, Bharti
Starlink, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has been allowed to offer satellite broadband services in India, two officials aware of the development said.
A temple, 169 years in the making
Through decades of design and reworks, hurdles in engineering and construction, HT pieces together how the grandeur of the Ram Temple was reclaimed
'Political interference' forces Vihari to quit Andhra cricket
After Andhra bowed out of the Ranji Trophy at the quarter-final stage with a four-run defeat to Madhya Pradesh in Indore on Monday, senior batter Hanuma Vihari launched a scathing attack on the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), saying he will never turn up for the state again.
Shafali, Kapp lead Capitals to a 9-wicket win over Warriorz
A blazing fifty by Shafali Verma (64₹, 43 balls) helped Delhi Capitals make a mockery of a target of 120 and open their account in the second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL).
Making 'unbelievable things believable', the Ayhika way
The India No. 7 was an inspired pick for the world team event and she repaid the faith, beating the Chinese world No.1
'Connected TVs to reach 45 mn by 2024-end in India'
With improvement in broadband penetration, Indian households are increasingly opting for connected or addressable TVs.
India chip strategy makes progress as $21 billion in proposals received
The Indian government, after years of watching from the sidelines of the chips race, now has to evaluate $21 billion of semiconductor proposals and divvy up taxpayer support between foreign chipmakers, local champions or some combination of the two.
