Congress President Sonia Gandhi To Meet Opposition Leaders Virtually Tomorrow

Opposition parties have been talking about a cohesive battle plan in order to put up a credible fight in the next general election.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi's virtual meeting with opposition leaders including Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray will be held tomorrow at 4.30 pm. The meeting is aimed at consolidating the unity that the opposition displayed in taking on the government in parliament. Besides the Chief Ministers of Bengal and Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren have also been invited to the meeting. Over 15 opposition parties put up a united front in parliament in the recent monsoon session, which barely functioned because of disruptions and protests over issues like the Pegasus snooping scandal, the rising fuel prices and the farmers' agitation over three central laws. Both houses of parliament were adjourned before time as rivals traded allegations of disrupting the session.