![]() ![]() So everybody will be on board.”ĪLSO READ | Has ‘Opposition Unity’ Fizzled Out? Ahead of Patna Meet, AAP, TMC Take on Congress, Others Staying Away The ordinance has not been placed in Parliament and I can assure you that all of us, including the Congress, have always voted against the very idea of an unconstitutional ordinance. When asked about the Congress not making its stance on the ordinance clear, he said, “Let’s wait. I am 100% sure that the AAP will be part of the next meeting,” said Prof Manoj Jha of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). “The challenges for the opposition unity were much greater in 1977. “We have taken a resolve to defeat the BJP, so all other issues will be sorted out,” D Raja, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) told News18. With his powers taken away by the Centre, what will be left for him? A lot is at stake for him.”ĭespite the AAP-Congress issue, leaders of other Opposition parties are confident that they will remain united. “If you are going for difficult negotiations, most leaders will keep quiet, working behind the scenes. That creates scars, which they will have to overcome,” said Neerja Chowdhury, veteran political analyst and author of ‘How Prime Ministers Decide’, which releases on August 5. We must not forget that there is a bitter relationship between the Congress and AAP and there have been personals attacks too. How does it matter? You reach out on a human level. “It is a simple thing for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to invite Kejriwal for tea. That the host of the next opposition meeting has kept the leader of a national party waiting for even a cup of tea could be a sign of high-handedness and a potential red flag for many others. In a sharp contrast to the nimble Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is constantly on the lookout for potential allies and wastes no time in wooing them, the Congress is dragging its feet on the Delhi ordinance, despite the public appeals by the AAP chief. THE STALEMATEĮven as the AAP waits for the Congress to make its stance public, its government in Punjab has arrested former deputy chief minister and Congress leader OP Soni in a disproportionate assets case. ![]() The BRS, however, is not part of the group of 16 yet. So far, the JD(U), RJD, TMC, NCP, DMK, CPI, CPM, SS (UBT), CPI(ML), JMM, KCR’s BRS have supported the AAP on the ordinance. With just two more days for the opposition meeting and five more days for the Parliament session, sources said that in the absence of clarity, it is unlikely that the AAP would attend the Bengaluru meeting. Last time, in the Patna meeting, the Congress had said that 15 days ahead of Parliament session, it will publicly announce its opposition to the ordinance and vote against the ordinance. Speaking to reporters, Kejriwal said, “We have received an invite from the Congress party. The AAP, in its response to the Congress’s invite, has reminded the latter of the same. The Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP had skipped the Patna joint press conference and shot off a letter, indicating that until the Congress and 31 Rajya Sabha MPs denounce the “ordinance”, which gives the Centre authority over bureaucrats deputed to the Delhi government, it will be difficult for his party to participate in the “future meetings of like-minded parties where the Congress is a participant”.ĪLSO READ | Opposition Unity: 8 New Entrants In 24 Parties Attending 2nd Meeting Sonia Gandhi’s Dinner Invite to All In Bengaluru ![]() Invites have gone out to all parties that attended the June 23 meeting in Patna, including the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The Congress is all set to host the second meeting of the Opposition leaders in Bengaluru on July 17-18.
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