Srinagar, June 6 (IANS) Former chief minister and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday that she will attend the INDIA Bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8.

Mehbooba Mufti said she would be attending the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on June 8.

Earlier, former chief minister and ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah also said that either he or his son, Omar Abdullah, would attend the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi.

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is a multi-party political alliance in India, led by the country’s largest opposition party, the Indian National Congress.

The alliance is against the ideology and governance of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In the 2024 general election, the alliance won 234 seats, gaining more than 100 seats compared to its pre-dissolution size, and won a majority of seats in states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Punjab.

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance comprises a diverse range of political parties from across India.

Both NC and the PDP are among the 35 political parties that are members of the INDIA Bloc.

The bloc held its first joint event on 22 December 2023, when nationwide protests were launched against the suspension of opposition MPs in the Indian Parliament.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, NCP President Sharad Pawar, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury, and other leaders held protests against the suspension of MPs under the banners “Save Democracy” and “Save Constitution” at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.

The bloc’s first joint rally was held in Patna, Bihar, on 3 March 2024. The rally saw, among others, Kharge, LoP Rahul Gandhi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav, and senior Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D. Raja.

Kharge attacked Nitish Kumar for frequently changing alliances and criticised the BJP for not fulfilling its promise of job creation and neglecting the country’s poor and majority population.

–IANS

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