By Online Desk
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to opposition leaders, requesting them to attend a gathering on June 15 convened by her in New Delhi to organize a joint technique for the upcoming presidential ballot.
With the Presidential ballot not far away, Banerjee has reached out to the opposition CMs and leaders to take part within the joint assembly within the nationwide capital, based on a press release issued by her occasion.
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The letter was addressed to 22 Opposition leaders together with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Telangana CM Ok Chandrasekhar Rao, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.
“Our hon’ble chairperson @MamataOfficial calls upon all progressive opposition forces to meet and deliberate on the future course of action keeping the Presidential elections in sight, at the Constitution Club, New Delhi on June 15 2022 at 3 PM,” Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress mentioned.
“With the Presidential election around the corner, Hon’ble CM of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee, with an initiative of strong & effective opposition against the divisive forces, has reached out to the opposition CMs and leaders to participate in a joint meeting,” the occasion assertion mentioned.
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Poll for the President of India will probably be held on July 18, the Election Commission introduced on Thursday, with 4,809 members of the electoral school comprising MPs and MLAs set to elect the successor to incumbent Ram Nath Kovind. The counting of votes will happen on July 21.
A senior member of the state cabinet, on situation of anonymity, mentioned that the aim of the mission is mainly to contemplate some names which could be proposed as a unanimous opposition candidate.
“There might be discussion on whether there is a possibility for the opposition parties to announce the name of their candidate before BJP announces their nominee,” he mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that preliminary discussions between Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have already been made in regards to the possible names of candidates.
“In her two-day New Delhi tour she is expected to hold meetings with leaders of other anti-BJP forces,” the member of the state cabinet mentioned. However, he refused to call these opposition leaders with whom communication had been made for fixing conferences with Mamata Banerjee throughout her New Delhi tour.
The proven fact that Mamata Banerjee will go all out in enjoying a number one function in forging opposition unity on the problem of presidential polls was made clear by her in March this yr.
Soon after BJP clinched victory within the meeting polls in 4 out of 5 states, together with Uttar Pradesh, Mamata Banerjee mentioned on the ground of the meeting that the sport will not be over but since BJP won’t be able to get its candidate elected within the presidential polls with help from different events.
Sources mentioned Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge talked to Banerjee over the cellphone and that the Trinamool Congress chief needed the opposition to give you a consensus candidate for the highest put up.
Kharge’s dialogue with Banerjee got here a day after Congress president Sonia Gandhi talked to the West Bengal chief minister in addition to Tamil Nadu CM M Ok Stalin and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, moreover NCP chief Sharad Pawar and CPI-M chief Sitaram Yechury, asking them to organise a typical assembly to debate the problem of a joint presidential candidate, the sources mentioned.
Kharge spoke to Tiruchi Siva of the DMK, Sanjay Singh of the AAP, Elamaram Kareem of the CPI-M and Binoy Viswam of the CPI on Friday.
He may even maintain discussions with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on this regard later.
He mentioned he will probably be holding talks with different opposition leaders quickly.
Sources mentioned the opposition leaders can be assembly quickly to debate the problem and are available out with a consensus candidate for the highest constitutional put up within the nation.
Kharge had on Thursday known as on NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai and mentioned with him the problem, after Sonia Gandhi requested him to carry talks with all like-minded events on the opportunity of fielding a typical candidate for the presidential ballot.
He mentioned Pawar additionally supported the thought.
Pawar indicated that the presidential ballot challenge might acquire momentum after June 20, when polls to 10 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council will probably be held.
“Our focus currently is on the elections to Rajya Sabha and Legislative Council,” Pawar informed reporters.
Kharge mentioned he may even meet Thackeray to debate the problem.
“We will fix a meeting to discuss the possibility of fielding a common candidate,” he added.
Election for the subsequent President of India will probably be held on July 18 during which 4,809 electors comprising MPs and MLAs will vote to elect incumbent Ram Nath Kovind’s successor, the Election Commission introduced on Thursday.
Kovind’s time period ends on July 24.
Going by its power in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, in addition to in lots of state assemblies, the BJP is in a snug place to make sure the victory of the candidate nominated by it within the upcoming election.
(With PTI and Agencies Inputs)
