New Delhi (India), June 8: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Aam Admi Party skipped India block's meeting that took place in the national capital.
The absence of CM Vijay's TVK, Stalin's DMK, and Arvind Kejriwal's AAP raised a significant question about the unity of the opposition against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
A meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc leaders was held at the Constitutional Club of India on Monday. This meeting marks their first meeting since the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Why TVK, DMK, AAP Skipped India bloc meeting?
TVK, which shocked the political analysts after it emerged as the single largest party in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu elections was not invited as the meeting was centered around the issues of national affairs.
Notably, TVK has not contested any Lok Sabha election. On the other hand, DMK has distanced with Congress after the grand old party broke the poll alliance and supported TVK after the Tamil Nadu elections.
Meanwhile, AAP has been targeting Congress as the INC is a direct opposition party in Punjab.
Who all were present?
A total of 27 leaders from 23 parties, Opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress, Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress, Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party, Tejashwi Yadav of RJD, Omar Abdullah of National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti of PDP, besides Left leaders along with independent Rajya sabha MP kapil Sibal attended the meeting while Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray joined the discussion virtually.
NCP(SP) leader Supriya Sule, CPI(M)'s John Brittas, CPI's D Raja and leaders of some smaller parties were also part of the deliberations.
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Addressing the media after the meeting, Kharge said all alliance partners unanimously agreed to send a letter to the Chief Justice of India regarding alleged interference in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, concerns surrounding the voter list, and the fairness of elections. The letter will be submitted at the earliest, he said.
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The alliance also demanded the immediate resignation of the Union Education Minister, citing alleged failures in handling issues related to NEET and CBSE examinations. Kharge said lakhs of students had been affected and that the government had "betrayed" the country's youth.
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