Congress partys General Secretary has announced that the next meeting of opposition parties will be held in Bengaluru on July 17 and 18.Partys General Secretary KC Venugopal said that the move that was taken by the Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawars nephew Ajit Pawar on Sunday wont impact the oppositions unity. Ajit Pawar was inducted into chief minister Eknath Shindes cabinet on July 2.It is anticipated that the meeting has been postponed in view of Parliament Monsoon Session which is scheduled to commence on July 20 and will continue till August 20.Taking it to Twitter, Venugopal said, “After a hugely successful All-Opposition meeting in Patna, we will be holding the next meeting in Bengaluru on 17 and 18 July 2023. We are steadfast in our unwavering resolve to defeat the fascist and undemocratic forces and present a bold vision to take the country forward.”After a hugely successful All-Opposition meeting in Patna, we will be holding the next meeting in Bengaluru on 17 and 18 July, 2023. We are steadfast in our unwavering resolve to defeat the fascist and undemocratic forces and present a bold vision to take the country forward.— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) July 3, 2023Earlier on June 29, NCP chief Sharad Pawar had said that the next meeting of opposition leaders had been shifted from Shimla to Bengaluru due to the prevailing weather conditions in Himachal Pradesh. The meeting earlier was scheduled to happen on July 13 and 14.It is to be noted here that the first meeting of opposition leaders was called by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar which was attended by leaders of parties opposed to the BJP on June 23.Taking a jibe at BJP over the recent political spectacle in Maharashtra, Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said the move taken by Ajit Pawar will not affect the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra.“PM Modi made a big allegation recently against the NCP leaders for corruption and now we saw this drama. It is a clear sponsored game of ED and their agencies. It will not affect MVA,” Venugopal said.“We will fight against BJP more aggressively. This is not going to affect opposition unity, this is NCPs issue. Sharad Pawar is the tallest leader of the party and he will be able to handle the situation. Some leaders changing the party does not mean that the supporters of the party and other members will go with them,” the Congress leader said.
