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opposItIon versus modI

a New alliaNce?

with the all-important election for uttar pradesh set for early next year,
most opposition parties try to create a common platform to challenge the prime

minister narendra modi-led BJp. How feasible is such a united front?

Our Bureau was.” During the event, Baner-

New Delhi/Lucknow/Kolkata jee dribbled a football.
Notably, the Trinamool
n a big move this week, Con- Congress (TMC) poll slo-
gress leader Rahul Gand- gan for the 2011 West Ben-
Ihi urged the Opposition gal elections “Khela Hobe”
parties to stay united to fight became immensely popular
back the party in power at the and unofficially became the
Centre. He was addressing the theme of the poll battle be-
breakfast meeting held by the tween Trinamool Congress
Opposition parties. Speaking at and Bharatiya Janata Party.
the Constitution Club of India The West Bengal chief min-
in the national capital, the Con- ister was in the national capital
gress leader said, “Single most last week. She held meetings
important thing in my view is with the Opposition parties
that we unite this force. The for forming a united front for
more this voice (of the people) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI) the 2024 general elections. Ba-
unites, the more powerful this nerjee also met Prime Minis-
voice will become, the more dif- ter Narendra Modi and Delhi
ficult it’ll become for BJP-RSS Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
to suppress it.” Lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar
Opposition Party floor lead- and actor Shabana Azmi also
ers from Lok Sabha and Ra- met Banerjee in the nation-
jya Sabha attended a breakfast al capital. West Bengal Chief
meeting called by Congress Minister also had requested
leader Rahul Gandhi. However, Javed Akhtar to write a song
the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on ‘Khela Hobe’. Aiming for
skipped the meeting. Congress, 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Banerjee
Nationalist Congress Party, Shiv had said, “Poore desh me khe-
Sena, Rashtriya Janata Dal, la hoga (Now, the game is on
Samajwadi Party, Communist across the country). It is a con-
Party of India (Marxist), CPI, tinuous process...When general
Indian Union Muslim League, elections come (2024), it will be
Revolutionary Socialist Party Modi vs country.”
(RSP), Kerala Congress (M), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during Indian Youth Congress But terming Opposition
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Na- supporters protest 'Sansad Gherao" over their various demands, in New leaders as ‘zeros’, Union min-
tional Conference, Trinamool Delhi on Thursday. (ANI) ister of state for Home Affairs
Congress and Loktantrik Jana- and BJP leader Ajay Mishra
ta Dal (LJD), however, partici- sue of rising inflation across the ing at the launch of Khela Hobe Teni on Saturday said that to-
pated in the breakfast meeting country. programme at Netaji Indoor gether they can never match
of Opposition Floor leaders. The move to create a unit- Stadium on Monday, Banerjee the stature of Prime Minister
After the meeting conclud- ed opposition front is being led said, “Khela Hobe has become Narendra Modi who has been
ed, Congress leader Rahul by West Bengal Chief Minister very popular. The slogan was taking the country forward on
Gandhi and other Opposition Mamata Banrejee who said this raised in Parliament too. In the the path of development.
leaders rode bicycles to the week that the ‘Khela Hobe’ slo- coming days, it will reverberate Terming West Bengal Chief
Parliament. The significance of gan will reverberate across In- across India. We will celebrate Minister and Trinamool Con-
riding cycles highlighted the is- dia in the coming days. Speak- August 16 as Khela Hobe Di- Continued on next page... >>

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