Opposition assembly Patna: The opposition leaders, who met in Patna on Friday (June 23) aiming to convey on board varied political events towards the BJP, received right into a verbal spat with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who’s searching for Congress’ assist towards Centre’s ordinance when it will likely be launched within the Rajya Sabha, sources mentioned.

The leaders of over 15 political events assembled in Patna as we speak in a gathering convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at his residence. The leaders who participated within the assembly included Congress president Mallikajun Kharge, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal amongst others.

Omar Abdullah slams Kejriwal over Article 370 assist to Modi authorities

According to sources, Kejriwal raised the problem of assist towards the ordinance at first of the assembly, to which Omar Abdullah questioned Kejriwal’s assist to the Centre’s Bill revoking Article 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir.

“Omar Abdullah said ‘You remained silent on Article 370, why did you not raise your voice on that’,” sources mentioned.

Congress president Kharge got here to the assembly with a number of paper clippings of the ‘provocative statements’ given by the Aam Aadmi Party together with the one given yesterday by which the social gathering requested the grand outdated social gathering to clear its stand on the Centre’s ordinance.

“Kharge requested AAP why did they provide such provocative statements only a day forward of the assembly? Kharge had a number of paper clippings with him,” sources mentioned.

“You can’t put the gun on the head,” sources quoted KC Venugopal as saying.

Though Congress acknowledged that the AAP has at all times been current within the opposition assembly and has additionally been part of the parliamentary deliberations, the grand outdated social gathering mentioned that the problem of the ordinance can be mentioned as soon as the Parliament session begins.

“Arvind Kejriwal mentioned it is a crucial problem. He was not as aggressive within the assembly as was the assertion issued by the social gathering later,” sources mentioned.

AAP’s ultimatum to Congress

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party gave an ultimatum to Congress to clear its stand on the Centre’s Ordinance. stating that till the grand outdated social gathering publicly “denounces” the Ordinance, the Kejriwal-led social gathering won’t take part in future conferences of like-minded events the place the Kharge-led social gathering is a participant.

Kejriwal in the previous few months has held a number of conferences with heads of various political events to assemble assist to counter the Centre’s ordinance on Delhi companies.

According to AAP, a complete of 15 events attended the like-minded social gathering assembly in Patna, out of which 12 have illustration within the Rajya Sabha.

“The Black Ordinance not solely goals to grab the democratic rights of an elected authorities in Delhi, but in addition poses a big menace to India’s democracy and constitutional ideas. If left unchallenged, this harmful development may unfold to all different states, ensuing within the usurpation of energy from democratically elected state governments. It is essential to defeat this Black Ordinance,” the AAP assertion learn.

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