"Not A Setback": D Raja On AAP's Stance After Patna Meet
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D Raja also said the leadership of the Opposition bloc was not an issue for now but the BJP was raising such matters as it was afraid of the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
With the Aam Aadmi Party striking a discordant note over the Patna meeting, CPI general secretary D Raja has said it was "not a setback" for opposition unity and asserted that as independent political parties there can be "small angularities" on certain matters but those were being overcome.
He also said the leadership of the Opposition bloc was not an issue for now but the BJP was raising such matters as it was afraid of the outcome of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
In an interview with PTI after the crucial meeting of 15 Opposition parties here, D Raja stressed the secular democratic parties that have come together are capable of taking a decision on any issue "collectively".
D Raja also termed TMC leader Mamata Banerjee's participation in the deliberations and speaking openly after that as "a positive sign".
