Shimla, June 24 : All the Fifteen Opposition parties in the country likely to attend the brainstorm meeting at Shimla on July 10 to12 to fight 2024 Lok Sabha election together to defeat the ruling
BJP at the centre.
The party office bearers of Congress, CPI(M) and AAP in the state have been alerted by the national unit for the upcoming meeting likely to be held at Shimla on July 10 to 12.
Chief Minister Sukvinder Singh Sukhu, Pratibha Singh and Congress stalwart Kaul Singh Thakur was at AICC headquarter for last three days about the cabinet expansion and review of party government performance in Himachal Pradesh.
It was after the AICC meeting that party leader Mallikarjun Kharge to convene opposition party meeting at Shimla on July 12.
Sukhu, Singh and AICC spokesperson SP Khera would likely to revealed about the outcome of
AICC meeting and possible venue for the opposition party meeting on Saturday.
CPI(M) state secretariat member Dr. Kuldeep Singh Tanwar said that in first meeting of Opposition party held at Patna was attended by the 13 parties however latter two main opposition party also showed solidarity with the opposition.
He said in this meeting all the 15 non BJP opposition parties are going to attend the two days conference including CPI(M).
He said that AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwat Mann expected to attend the meeting on July brainstorming session.
AAP state leader J. D Chauhan said that AAP is not happy with the Congress party as it wants clear assurance from latter moreover AAP have government in Punjab and Delhi likely to bargain on the most of LS seat in both state.
He however informed that according to communique received from Delhi AAP leader including Delhi CM and Bhagwant Mann may be in the all party meeting on July 12 at Shimla. AAP local units are expecting its leaders in the all party meeting irrespective of their stand on the opposition unity.
Congress which is elated over the recent victory of party in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka trying to make come back after drastic decline of grand old party in many states especially in North India and North East.
Former Jammu Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik formula of third front alliance against the Congress party in 1989 to put one opposition candidate against ruling party seemed to be the formula of the opposition joint unity which may help the Congress and opposition parties in Lok Sabha and state assembly election.
Kharge disclosed on Friday that Opposition unity might forged at Shimla meeting and would take final shape in the cool clime and scenic beauty of Shimla.
All the pre-poll alliance partners likely to issue separate statement after they attended Patna meeting successfully.
The AICC leader quoted in the media saying that after successfully meeting of Patna they likely to meet soon at Shimla again next month to give final shape to this plan.
‘We will meet at Simla on July 12,” stated the AICC chief while acknowledging the success of this meeting.
