Rahul’s relief adds impetus to Mumbai meet of INDIA Bloc

The third meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc will be held in Mumbai on August 31- September 1 which will be attended by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi from Congress and chief ministers of at least five states.

Leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) met in the Maharashtra capital on Saturday to plan the outline of the upcoming conclave which will be hosted by Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, senior leaders said.

Congress leader Nana Patole said the upcoming meeting of INDIA allies is very significant because of the Supreme Court’s verdict staying Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case.

Members of INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) will discuss various issues facing the country and the role of the Central government at the upcoming meeting, MVA leaders said.

The MVA meeting was attended by NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, state Congress chief Nana Patole and other senior leaders from the three constituent parties.

”The two-day deliberations, which will be held at Grand Hyatt in the suburbs, will begin in the evening of August 31 and from 10 am on September 1. The meeting will be followed by a press conference,” Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut told reporters.

He said Thackeray will host visiting opposition leaders, including five chief ministers, for dinner on August 31.

Patole said the INDIA alliance is against the ”dictatorial” Central government and the first victory was achieved with the SC staying Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in the defamation case.

He said the INDIA alliance will expose the ”corrupt face” of the BJP which accuses others of being indulged in such practices.

”Various topics will be discussed at the Mumbai meeting. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and heads of constituent parties of the alliance, chief ministers, opposition leaders and other key leaders will attend,” Patole told reporters.

He said MVA leaders deliberated to ensure that the upcoming conclave of opposition grouping in Mumbai is successful.

”The INDIA alliance has been established to oppose the dictatorial system prevalent in the country for the past nine years. The MVA is preparing to make the Mumbai meeting successful like similar meetings held earlier in Patna and Bengaluru,” Patole added.

Accusing the BJP of corruption, Patole claimed many ministers in the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra are corrupt.

”We have information about their corruption and soon they will be exposed. The Prime Minister alleges corruption of Rs 70,000 crore in the Water Resources Department (when UPA was in power) and then within two days the same party (NCP-Ajit Pawar group) was made a part of the government.

”How is that possible? Do they become clean once they join the BJP? Patole questioned in an apparent reference to some NCP MLAs led by Ajit Pawar joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government last month.

With inputs from News18

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