West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Patna on Thursday to take part in the meeting of opposition leaders scheduled a day later. The Trinamool Congress chief was accompanied by her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, an MP. Ahead of the meeting, she met RJD president Lalu Prasad and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi. Pics/PTI
Updated On: 2023-06-22 07:15 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Mamata Banerjee expressed confidence that opposition parties will fight like a family and take on the BJP "one to one"
The TMC chief parried questions on her reservations about the Congress's alliance with the Left in her state and the Aam Aadmi Party threatening a "walkout" if support was not forthcoming on the ordinance of control of services in Delhi
"I cannot say what will happen at tomorrow's meeting. But I am certain we are all here to fight the BJP together, like a family, one to one," Mamata told reporters. She was speaking outside the residence of Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, where she met his father and RJD president Lalu Prasad and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi
Meanwhile, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has sidestepped queries on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal making a pitch for keeping the contentious central ordinance on top of the agenda of the June 23 opposition meet
Tejashwi Yadav also said that this is not the first meeting of opposition leaders nor is it going to be the last. Leaders of different hues have agreed to meet and they will all raise issues that they feel strongly about. There is no problem with that
