Mamata Banerjee Calls For Opposition Meet

Regional equations and traditional rivalries are on display as non-BJP parties opt to stay in or stay out of the big Opposition meeting called by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in the run-up to the crucial Presidential election.

A big meeting today called by Mamata Banerjee to discuss a joint strategy for the Presidential election next month will test opposition unity amid efforts by various leaders to put up a front to take on the ruling BJP in polls ahead, including the 20

The Congress too will attend a meeting called by West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on Wednesday, to discuss opposition strategy for the Presidential polls scheduled next month.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to opposition leaders, requesting them to attend a meeting on June 15 convened by her in New Delhi to prepare a joint strategy for the upcoming presidential poll.

Mamata Banerjee has written to opposition leaders across the country alleging misuse of central agencies by the ruling BJP, and has called for a meeting to discuss a "way forward".

At a meeting called by Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi, opposition Chief Ministers today called for a united fight against the government's move to hold engineering and medical entrance exams in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Chief Ministers decided to petition the Supreme Court again to request that the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the Na...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of his visit to Kolkata, accused the opposition of spreading misinformation about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA. Addressing students at the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, where he spent the night, PM Modi said, "The citizenship law is not to snatch citizenship, but ...

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: "My actions against corruption have infuriated some people. It's but natural for them to get angry as I've prevented them from looting public money. Consequently, they have now formed an alliance called Mahagathbandhan," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as opposition leaders meet at a mega rally in Kolkata.

A day before the results of the assembly polls in five states are declared, the opposition is holding a meeting to discuss a grand alliance for next year's national polls.

The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...

Hardik Patel, the 24-year-old face of the Patidar campaign in Gujarat, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday and showered praise at the Trinamool Congress chief who he called an epitome of struggle for the cause of the people. On this metric, he ranked her next only to former prime minister Indira Gandhi.

The leaders of 17 opposition parties - including the CPM, which voted to rule out siding with the Congress - met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi this afternoon to talk strategy for the budget session of parliament. Mrs Gandhi, who handed over the Congress to her son Rahul Gandhi after the Gujarat assembly elections last year, had called the meeting in her ca...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi -- the agenda is the Presidential elections. Mrs Gandhi has taken the lead to scout for a candidate all the opposition parties are ready to back. She and her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi have spoken to most opposition leaders. Last week, from her hospital bed in...

Yesterday, the chief minister had a busy day in Delhi, meeting leaders from various opposition parties. From courtesy calls to walk-in meetings, she met Janata Dal United chief, Sharad Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president, and ended the day meeting the Delhi chief minister Mamata Bannerjee over dinner.

With battlelines drawn on the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue, a belligerent opposition has forced repeated adjournment of both Houses. Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned for the day and Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 2 pm.

Regional equations and traditional rivalries are on display as non-BJP parties opt to stay in or stay out of the big Opposition meeting called by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in the run-up to the crucial Presidential election.

A big meeting today called by Mamata Banerjee to discuss a joint strategy for the Presidential election next month will test opposition unity amid efforts by various leaders to put up a front to take on the ruling BJP in polls ahead, including the 20

The Congress too will attend a meeting called by West Bengal ChiefMinister Mamata Banerjee in Delhi on Wednesday, to discuss opposition strategy for the Presidential polls scheduled next month.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to opposition leaders, requesting them to attend a meeting on June 15 convened by her in New Delhi to prepare a joint strategy for the upcoming presidential poll.

Mamata Banerjee has written to opposition leaders across the country alleging misuse of central agencies by the ruling BJP, and has called for a meeting to discuss a "way forward".

At a meeting called by Mamata Banerjee and Sonia Gandhi, opposition Chief Ministers today called for a united fight against the government's move to hold engineering and medical entrance exams in the middle of the coronavirus crisis. Chief Ministers decided to petition the Supreme Court again to request that the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the Na...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the second day of his visit to Kolkata, accused the opposition of spreading misinformation about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA. Addressing students at the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission, where he spent the night, PM Modi said, "The citizenship law is not to snatch citizenship, but ...

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: "My actions against corruption have infuriated some people. It's but natural for them to get angry as I've prevented them from looting public money. Consequently, they have now formed an alliance called Mahagathbandhan," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as opposition leaders meet at a mega rally in Kolkata.

A day before the results of the assembly polls in five states are declared, the opposition is holding a meeting to discuss a grand alliance for next year's national polls.

The final draft of citizens in Assam, which leaves out over 40 lakh people, provoked political anger with opposition parties targeting the government in parliament today. Among them was the Trinamool Congress of Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who accused the ruling BJP of trying to identify and isolate people who don't vote for the party. "...

Hardik Patel, the 24-year-old face of the Patidar campaign in Gujarat, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday and showered praise at the Trinamool Congress chief who he called an epitome of struggle for the cause of the people. On this metric, he ranked her next only to former prime minister Indira Gandhi.

The leaders of 17 opposition parties - including the CPM, which voted to rule out siding with the Congress - met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi this afternoon to talk strategy for the budget session of parliament. Mrs Gandhi, who handed over the Congress to her son Rahul Gandhi after the Gujarat assembly elections last year, had called the meeting in her ca...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi -- the agenda is the Presidential elections. Mrs Gandhi has taken the lead to scout for a candidate all the opposition parties are ready to back. She and her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi have spoken to most opposition leaders. Last week, from her hospital bed in...

Yesterday, the chief minister had a busy day in Delhi, meeting leaders from various opposition parties. From courtesy calls to walk-in meetings, she met Janata Dal United chief, Sharad Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president, and ended the day meeting the Delhi chief minister Mamata Bannerjee over dinner.

With battlelines drawn on the Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail issue, a belligerent opposition has forced repeated adjournment of both Houses. Rajya Sabha has now been adjourned for the day and Lok Sabha is scheduled to reconvene at 2 pm.