In a significant development on the oppostions political front, Raghav Chadha has shared a press release from the opposition Coordination Committee. The statement outlines key decisions and strategies discussed during the committees inaugural meeting.“The coordination committee decided to start the process for determining seat sharing. It was decided that the member parties will hold the talks and decide at the earliest,” a joint statement by the committee read.आज की महत्वपूर्ण INDIA coordination committee की बैठक में लिए गये फ़ैसलों पर मीडिया से चर्चा pic.twitter.com/tP2CzY6Eb1— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) September 13, 2023According to opposition leaders while states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Bihar are sorted, they face challenging negotiations for Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal. Organizing rallies and campaigns for the upcoming days was the major focus of the discussion, although no decisions were announced.Joint statement of the coordination committee of INDIA alliance pic.twitter.com/mDrZbxwqWR— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) September 13, 2023The first public gathering will address the issues of rising costs, unemployment, and BJP government corruption in Bhopal during the first week of October. It was decided by the parties present at the meeting to discuss the caste census problem. Twelve leaders of the 14-member panel were present in the meeting that took place under the shadow of a row over DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalins remark on the Sanatan Dharma.The first meeting of the coordination committee was attended by 12 member parties. The committee decided to hold joint public meetings in different parts of the country. The first public meeting will be held in Bhopal in the first week of October. We will raise the issue of… pic.twitter.com/KuEQZUUqme— Congress (@INCIndia) September 13, 2023TMCs Abhishek Banerjee was unable to attend the meeting, according to Congress General Secretary K. C. Venugopal, since he had received a summons from the Enforcement Directorate.The leaders present at the meeting were: NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Congress K C Venugopal, Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren, CPIs D Raja, SPs Jawed Ali Khan, DMKs T R Baalu, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, AAP MP Raghav Chadha, JD(U)s Sanjay Jha, NC leader Omar Abdullah, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut.Many party leaders, though, insisted that in order to reach such a solution, the parties must “shed their egos” and “vested interests”. Although, no committee member has yet been proposed by the CPI-M. At the scheduled Polit Bureau meeting on September 16–17, a choice will be made on the CPI-Ms representative.
