JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu claimed that there was no substantial discussion in the meeting. He further stated that parties had to discuss on seat sharing but that could also not be done.
Parliament Protest: Amidst the ongoing winter session, Opposition MPs staged a protest against the Central government in front of the Gandhi statue within the Parliament premises.
I.N.D.I.A bloc meeting: However, the source said the Samajwadi party leaders during the meeting told the Congress leaders that it does not want the BSP as part of the alliance in the state and also asked if it was holding talks with the BSP or was in touch with it for an alliance.
With little time left for Lok Sabha polls, the opposition INDIA bloc parties on Tuesday decided to finalise seat-sharing "as soon as possible" and some leaders proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name as the prime ministerial face of the coalition, but the Congress chief said it is important to win first.
TMC MP, who made fun of Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, has given clarification as the controversy escalated. Kalyan Banerjee said that his intention was not to hurt anyone's heart. I respect Dhankhar a lot.
In a statement, I.N.D.I.A parties condemned in the strongest possible terms the suspension of 142 of its MPs from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The bloc held its fourth meeting on Tuesday in New Delhi.
After his name was proposed as a candidate to become the country's first Dalit prime minister at a meeting attended by 28 opposition leaders here, Kharge said, "I work for the downtrodden. Let's win first, then we will see. I don't seek anything."
Besides discussions on PM face, the key talks during the I.N.D.I.A. bloc meeting focussed on seat sharing as many leaders pressed that it should be resolved before January 1.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the BJP-led government over suspension of MPs in Parliament and said all democratic norms were thrown into the “dustbin by an autocratic” government. He staged a protest outside the Parliament over the same.
Suspended MPs stage protest outside Parliament | Sharad Pawar, Mallikarjun Kharge slam government.
Mukul Wasnik to be the Convener of the Committee that will have senior leaders Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel, Salman Khurshid and Mohan Prakash as the members.
The leaders expressed their dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the security lapse in Parliament and raised concerns about the unprecedented mass suspension of MPs, the highest in a single day in the parliamentary history of the country.
The Congress party has initiated a campaign called 'Donate for Desh' to collect online donations. As part of this initiative, Mallikarjun Kharge has contributed Rs 1 lakh 38 thousand.
Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the government after a total of 47 Opposition MPs were suspended from the Parliament, and said that the Modi government can now "bulldoze important pending legislations" and pass them without any debate.
I.N.D.I.A bloc Delhi meeting: The first meeting of the joint opposition convened in Patna on June 23 and the second meeting was held in Bengaluru on July 17-18. The third meeting happened in Mumbai during August 31-September 1.
Ahead of the second day of the Winter Session of Parliament, the meeting of INDIA bloc Parliamentary leaders was held at the office of the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge.
Several key leaders of I.N.D.I.A bloc, including Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav were not to attend the meeting. Nitish Kumar, one of the founders of the bloc, also reportedly decided to give a miss to the meeting.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, on the other hand, received nearly Rs 720 crore in contributions from entities, electoral trusts, individuals and its lawmakers during the financial year 2022-23. Both the BJP and the Congress are recognised national parties.
The Congress is set to lose power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. In Madhya Pradesh, the party's attempt to wrest power from the BJP appeared to have failed, according to counting trends.
Leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Ram Nath Kovind, Manmohan Singh, M Venkaiah Naidu, Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar among others have penned down chapters in the book.
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