LS election 2024: Oppn Parties to hold brainstorm meeting at Shimla on July 10 to 12
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Shimla, June 24 – All the fifteen Opposition parties in the country are likely to attend the brainstorming meeting at Shimla from July 10 to 12 to fight 2024 Lok Sabha election together
to defeat the ruling BJP at the Centre.
The party office bearers of Congress, CPI(M) and AAP in the state have been alerted by the national unit for the upcoming meeting likely to be held at Shimla from July 10 to 12.
Chief Minister Sukvinder Singh Sukhu, Pratibha Singh and Congress stalwart Kaul Singh Thakur were at AICC headquarter for the last three days about the cabinet expansion and review of party government performance in Himachal Pradesh.
It was after the AICC meeting that party leader Mallikarjun Kharge convened an opposition party meeting at Shimla on July 12.
Sukhu, Singh and AICC spokesperson SP Khera would likely to reveal the outcome of AICC meeting and possible venue for the opposition party meeting on Saturday.
CPI(M) state secretariat member Dr. Kuldeep Singh Tanwar said that in the first meeting of the Opposition party held at Patna was attended by the 13 parties, however, later two main opposition parties also showed solidarity with the opposition.
He said in this meeting all the 15 non BJP opposition parties are going to attend the two days’ conference including CPI(M).
He said that AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann are expected to attend the meeting at the July brainstorming session.
AAP state leader J. D Chauhan said that AAP is not happy with the Congress party as it wants clear assurance from the latter. Moreover AAP has government in Punjab and Delhi and is likely to bargain on the most LS seats in both states.
He however informed that according to a communique received from Delhi AAP leader including Delhi CM and Bhagwant Mann may be in the all party meeting on July 12 at Shimla. AAP local units are expecting its leaders in the all party meeting irrespective of their stand on the opposition unity.
Congress which is elated over the recent victory of the party in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka is trying to make comeback after drastic decline of the grand old party in many states especially in North India and North East.
Former Jammu Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik formula of VP Singh third front alliance against the Congress party in 1989 to put one opposition candidate against the ruling party seemed to be the formula of the opposition joint unity which may help the Congress and opposition parties in Lok Sabha and state assembly election.
Kharge disclosed on Friday that Opposition unity might be forged at the Shimla meeting and would take final shape in the cool climate and scenic beauty of Shimla.
All the pre-poll alliance partners were likely to issue separate statement after they attended the Patna meeting successfully.
The AICC leader quoted in the media saying that after successfully meeting in Patna they are likely to meet soon at Shimla again next month to give final shape to this plan.
‘We will meet at Simla on July 12,” stated the AICC chief while acknowledging the success of this meeting.
