A meeting of floor leaders of the INDIA bloc was held on Tuesday at the office of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament House complex.
The announcement was made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital following the INDIA bloc meeting. B Sudershan Reddy will file his nomination for the Vice Presidential polls on August 21.
Ahead of the INDIA bloc meeting on August 7 at Rahul Gandhi's residence, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that the agendas include Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "lies," Operation Sindoor and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar.
Amid reports of the INDIA bloc meeting scheduled for August 7 at Rahul Gandhi's residence in Delhi, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday confirmed that party chief Uddhav Thackeray has been invited and will attend the meeting.
Raut said that Rahul Gandhi personally called leaders t
The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, alleged voter list manipulation in Maharashtra, Operation Sindoor, India-US trade deal and the tariffs threatened by President Trump are likely to be discussed during the meeting.
According to Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, the leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc have decided to demand the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament to respond to several pressing national issues during the ongoing session.
CPI General Secretary D Raja alleged that he received no information regarding the INDIA bloc meeting at the Constitutional Club, New Delhi, today. He said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge have not informed him about the meeting.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh said that the meeting of the INDIA bloc focused on fostering communication and cooperation among the Mahagathbandhan workers.
A meeting of the leaders of the opposition coalition, the INDIA bloc, was held at Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence in Delhi after the joint session of Parliament on Thursday.