Opposition leaders to hold key meet against BJP on Jan 29

Leaders of all "like-minded parties" in the Opposition will on January 29 meet in the national capital to discuss the "way ahead against BJP", NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Friday.

"Leaders of all like-minded parties will meet in Delhi on Jan 29 to deliberate on the way ahead against BJP," Pawar said.

On Friday, a rally was organised in Mumbai that saw the coming together of opposition leaders including Pawar, Sharad Yadav, D Raja, Hardik Patel, Omar Abdullah, Dinesh Trivedi and Sushilkumar Shinde.

The "Save the Constitution" march was targeted at the Modi government, as the leaders put up a united



front that might ripen into a pan-India opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.

The opposition meeting is scheduled to take place a day after the Union government has called an all-party meet on January 28 to ensure smooth conduct of proceedings in both Houses of parliament during the upcoming Budget Session.

The meeting will be chaired by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan and will seek opposition's support as the Centre is seeking the smooth passage of controversial bills like the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill as well as the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill.