Presidential polls: Meeting of opposition leaders postponed to July 17, says Mallikarjun Kharge

By Express News Service

KALABURAGI: The assembly of the leaders of like-minded opposition events scheduled to be held on July 13 to debate the methods to be adopted for the Presidential Elections has been postponed to July 17, mentioned the chief of the opposition within the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge right here on Monday.

Speaking to media individuals, Kharge mentioned the date of the assembly has been postponed due to the preoccupations of a number of opposition leaders. They will be part of the assembly personally or by way of on-line conferences or by way of WhatsApp, he mentioned.

Replying to a query, he mentioned JMM has not but made its stand clear. AAP has assured the previous chief minister of Maharashtra that it might help the candidate of opposition events Yashwant Sinha. Janata Dal (S) has already introduced that it’ll decide on whom to help in its Parliamentary Committee Meeting.  After all, successful or shedding within the Presidential Elections is secondary. It is an ideological combat to guard the democracy within the nation. To defend democracy within the nation, unity among the many opposition events is critical, he mentioned.

Reacting to the political developments in Srilanka, the senior Congress chief mentioned that the developments within the neighboring nation Srilanka are unlucky. If there’s a good rule in our neighboring international locations, we’d be completely happy. The Indian Government has maintained good relations with Srilanka for a lot of a long time, he mentioned. Kharge mentioned that he wouldn’t touch upon the interior crises of Sri Lanka. Our nation ought to keep good relations with the democratically elected authorities, he mentioned.

When requested whether or not India too will face comparable financial crises like that of Sri Lanka in future, Kharge mentioned that he doesn’t need to examine the financial conditions of India with Sri Lanka. But his senior chief Rahul Gandhi and he himself have informed many instances that the financial situation of India will not be good and inflation is on the rise. We have warned the Prime Minister additionally. But he has not bothered. Our nation ought to be taught classes from the happenings in Sri Lanka and Japan, he mentioned. Kharge mentioned that he nad his social gathering condemns the homicide of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He was a great man and has given good governance in Japan when he was the Prime Minister, Kharge mentioned.

The chief of opposition within the Rajya Sabha criticised the NDA authorities as “anti-people.”

“They announced Ujwala Yojana. Now, what is the fate of the beneficiaries of the scheme? The union government launched Agnipath Yojana. What should the people who worked as Agniveers do after completion of their tenure?” he questioned.