Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday chastised the Opposition by stating that a party's or coalition's name should not be in the name of the country.
Janata Dal-United President Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' has said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is an anchor of opposition unity and that the name ‘INDIA’ was decided for the alliance through consensus at the meeting of 26 opposition parties in Bengaluru on Tuesday
When asked about media reports saying, "Congress is not in the race of Prime Ministerial face", TMC MP Shatabdi Roy said, "Then we would like Mamata Banerjee to be."
"The country belongs to 140 crores people. 26-party people call themselves INDIA, what can be a bigger joke than this? It is difficult for them to stay together as there are contradictions," RCP Singh said.
The government has convened an all-party meeting on Wednesday afternoon for the smooth functioning of the monsoon session of Parliament which begins on Thursday
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Advocate Ashutosh Dubey on Tuesday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India against the renaming of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) saying that it "appears to be using the name of our nation
Lashing out at the 26-like minded parties for not inviting All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the two-day opposition meeting concluded in Bengaluru on Tuesday, party leader Waris Pathan said that the "so called" secular parties are treating them as "political untouchables".
Sources said that the name INDIA was proposed to everyone in an informal meeting on Monday. Suggestions were sought on the name from all opposition leaders and later on Tuesday everyone agreed to it.
Mehbooba Mufti said that a meeting of 26 opposition parties was held in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Attacking the BJP, she said that the ruling party is trying to subvert the Constitution, democracy, and people's rights.
After BJP and JDS questioned the propriety of asking officers to serve leaders attending a political event, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the assignments were according to the protocol.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he will air his views on the second Opposition meeting in Bengaluru, on Wednesday, adding that he was caught up with governance work and could not follow the minutes of the huddle in Congress-ruled Karnataka.