Opposition meet in Bengaluru will be a game changer: Congress

The joint meeting of opposition parties will be a game changer in the national politics, according to AICC general secretary and Rajya Sabha member K C Venugopal.
Addressing a joint press conference in Bengaluru on Monday ahead of the meeting of opposition parties, Venugopal said, “This is the second meeting. We will decide in this meeting, the future course of action. The parliament session is also starting on July 20 onwards. We will chalk out the Parliament strategy to expose the BJP government,” he said.
“We are meeting to achieve one common goal. There is a need to protect the fundamental rights. The BJP is attempting to subdue the voice of the opposition. The CBI and ED are used as means to hush up opposition. The political development in Maharashtra is also part of this,” Venugopal said.
“The programme and meeting is not organised just for power. All the leaders are meeting to discuss the problems of the people. Manipur violence is taking place for 75 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not made any attempt to solve the crisis of Manipur. The people of the nation are bearing the brunt of unemployment and inflation,” he claimed.
Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh stated that the meeting will discuss prominent issues. 26 political parties are taking part in the event and discussion would be held on a plethora of issues, he said.
All parties are coming together to form a federation and a decision will be taken on giving the appropriate name for the federation as well, it won’t be finalised in one meeting. The parties which are not part of UPA are also in the federation, he explained.