RLD to skip opposition meet in Patna; BSP not invited
The Hindu
The Samajwadi Party will be the only party from Uttar Pradesh attending the opposition leaders’ meeting in Patna on Friday, with BSP supremo Mayawati not being invited while the Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary will skip the meet
The Samajwadi Party will be the only party from Uttar Pradesh attending the opposition leaders' meeting in Patna on Friday, with BSP supremo Mayawati not being invited while the Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary will skip the meet due to a family programme.
However, Mr. Chaudhary hoped the meeting will be an "important milestone in the path of opposition unity".
The meeting of opposition parties has been called by Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar to chalk out a joint strategy to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
SP leader Akhilesh Yadav has been urging all opposition parties to join hands to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls.
Targeting the parties which are slated to participate in the opposition conclave, Ms. Mayawati on Thursday termed the meeting as more about joining of hands than hearts.
The BSP chief has not been invited for the opposition meeting.
JDU chief spokesperson K.C. Tyagi told PTI, "We have invited those parties that are willing to fight against the BJP in 2024. BSP says it will not become part of alliance, then why should we waste our invitation".
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.