New Delhi: The subsequent assembly of opposition events might be held in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18, the Congress introduced on Monday, and asserted that their resolve to defeat the BJP has been strengthened by the (*17*) of the “BJP washing machine”. Announcing Opposition assembly dates on Twitter, Congress common secretary (organisation) Ok C Venugopal mentioned “we are steadfast in our unwavering resolve to defeat the fascist and undemocratic forces”.
“After a hugely successful all-opposition meeting in Patna, we will be holding the next meeting in Bengaluru on 17 and 18 July 2023. We are steadfast in our unwavering resolve to defeat the fascist and undemocratic forces and present a bold vision to take the country forward,” Venugopal mentioned.
Meanwhile, Congress common secretary (Communications) Jairam Ramesh took a dig on the BJP over the NCP’s Ajit Pawar and eight different leaders being inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra authorities.
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“Yesterday when the BJP Washing Machine restarted in Mumbai with its ICE (Income tax, CBI, ED) detergent, BJP-inspired obituaries on Opposition unity were being planted. The obit writers will be disappointed. The next meeting of the parties that met at Patna on June 23rd will be held in Bengaluru on July 17th & 18th,” he mentioned.
“If anything the Mumbai operations have strengthened Opposition resolve,” Ramesh mentioned on Twitter.
In a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramesh posted a meme of ‘Modi Washing Powder’ with the tagline ‘saare daag chutkiyon mein dhule (removes all stains in a jiffy)’.
TMC’s chief in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien additionally tagged Venugopal’s tweet and mentioned, “Bengaluru Summit. All For One. One For All.”
Sources within the Opposition camp mentioned the leaders will meet within the night of July 17 in a casual setting aside from bilateral conferences adopted by a extra formal interplay the following day.
A senior chief mentioned that the Bengaluru assembly will give attention to problems with broad settlement among the many events and added that every one future deliberations between the highest opposition leaders might be known as ‘summits’.
Earlier, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar had mentioned the following opposition assembly might be held in Bengaluru on July 13-14. Those dates had been mentioned to be clashing with the Assembly periods in a couple of states.
The first assembly of opposition events was held in Bihar’s Patna on June 23.
At that assembly, Opposition events had resolved to tackle the BJP unitedly within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, whilst fissures had emerged with the AAP asserting that it could be troublesome for it to be a part of any such gathering sooner or later until the Congress publicly helps it on the ordinance subject.
At a joint press convention after the Patna assembly, opposition events had mentioned they’d combat the polls on a typical agenda and state-wise technique, setting apart their variations with a versatile method.
