JD(S) chief and former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy met West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Friday amid Opposition events backing Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as an MP following the Surat court docket order in a ‘Modi’ surname defamation case.
Eyes on third-front efforts
The assembly between Kumaraswamy and Banerjee is a part of a spree of parleys led by TMC chief exploring the potential of a minus Congress alliance to battle the BJP. Within every week, she met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BJD president Naveen Patnaik.
TMC had additionally introduced it might maintain talks with different regional events in their bid to tackle the BJP in the essential 2024 elections although it formally continued to disclaim any plans for a ‘Third Front’, separate from the Congress-led broad coalition.
Mamata’s meet with Kumaraswamy
According to sources in the TMC, the 2 leaders mentioned the current political scenario in the nation and the way in which ahead to battle and defeat BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha ballot. “Former CM of Karnataka and @JanataDal_S leader Shri @hd_kumaraswamy called upon Hon’ble CM Smt @MamataOfficial today, in Kalighat, Kolkata,” the AITC tweeted.
According to TMC leaders, conferences with non-BJP and non-Congress leaders are a part of the get together’s efforts to cobble up an opposition unity with regional powers.
Kumaraswamy on his arrival on the airport had dubbed the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP as “political vendetta of the BJP”.
He had additionally attended the assembly of opposition events convened by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the town in January 2019 forward of the Lok Sabha ballot that yr.
Naveen and Mamata’s assembly
On March 23, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee stated they’d resolved to make the federal construction of the nation “strong and permanent”. The assertion got here after a much-awaited assembly of the 2 chief ministers held on the conclusion of Banerjee’s three-day go to to Odisha. Addressing reporters on the finish of the assembly at Naveen Niwas — Patnaik’s residence — with Banerjee beside him, the Odisha CM stated, “We resolved to make the federal structure of the country permanent and strong. There was no other political discussion.” Banerjee seconded Patnaik and stated, “I strongly support what Naveen ji said and I appreciate this. We also discussed about democratic rights and the safety of the nation.”
However, hypothesis remained rife that the assembly was a part of Banerjee’s plan to type an opposition entrance with regional gamers minus the Congress.
Rahul issue and Opposition consolidation
Opposition leaders together with DMK chief and Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, JMM chief Hemnt Soren, RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav, NCP Supremo Sharad Pawar spoke out in opposition to the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as an MP.
The motion in opposition to Gandhi is an event for “fight, not fright” and all events against the ruling BJP on the Centre should come collectively “without delay”, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav stated on Thursday.
In the approaching days will present which approach the opposition events will transfer. Will they battle in opposition to BJP below one umbrella alliance led by Congress or the third entrance will probably be materialised. However, in the intervening time, alsomst all Opposition events rallied behind the Congress over Rahul Gandhi’s subject. If the identical development continues, united Opposition could also be fashioned to defeat BJP in Lok Sabha 2024 election.
(With PTI enter)
