TamilPrez polls: Mamata convenes Oppn leaders meet
15 June 2022, 6:26 pm
Alipurduar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting, at Parade Ground in Alipurduar district, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_07_2022_000118B)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today convened a crucial meeting of the opposition parties to field a joint candidate for the presidential election 2022. At least 17 parties including Congress, Samajwadi Party, NCP, DMK, RJD and the Left parties are attending the meeting at the Constitution Club of India in Delhi. However, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and Odisha’s ruling BJD have stayed away from the Opposition parties meeting. As per sources, AAP will take a decision only after the candidate for the Presidential election is announced.
Congress, Shiv Sena, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML), National Conference, PDP, JD(S), RSP, IUML, RLD and the JMM are among the parties attending the meeting called by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee.
NCP’s Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel, Congress’ Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and Randeep Surjewala, H D Deve Gowda and H D Kumaraswamy of the JD(S), Akhilesh Yadav of the SP, Mehbooba Mufti of the PDP, Omar Abdullah of the National Conference are among the significant leaders present at the meeting in Delhi.
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