Chandrababu Naidu meets Mamata, announces postponement of Opposition conclave
Kolkata, Nov 19: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced postponement of a November 22 opposition conclave in Delhi to chalk out details of the proposed anti-BJP front.
Emerging from an hour-long meeting with his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee here, Naidu told reporters that the fresh date for the meeting of non-BJP parties will be announced very soon.
Flanked by the Trinamool Congress chief, Naidu attacked the NDA government at the Centre alleging that institutions like the CBI, ED, Income Tax department, RBI and CAG are under "severe pressure".
Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal governments had on Friday withdrawn the 'general consent' accorded to the CBI to conduct probe and raids in their states.
"We wanted to meet on November 22 earlier because of the elections... We wanted to make it before Parliament (winter) session.
"Those who are opposing the BJP will join and discuss. We will chalk out a programme to move forward take this momentum further on the agenda to protect the nation," the Telugu Desam Party chief said, adding the fresh date for the meeting will be decided very soon.
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Tharoor crossed 'lakshman rekha' with comments on India-Pak conflict: Congress sources
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee made it clear on Wednesday that it is not the time to air individual views but to amplify the party's official stand, with some leaders later asserting that Shashi Tharoor had crossed the "lakshman rekha" with his repeated comments on the India-Pakistan conflict.
There was no immediate reaction from Tharoor on the issue.
The sources made the assertion after a meeting of CWC members and senior leaders, including Tharoor, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretaries K C Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Sachin Pilot, among others, at its 24, Akbar Road office here.
"We are a democratic party and people keep expressing their opinions, but this time, Tharoor has crossed the lakshman rekha," a senior party leader said after the meeting.
Party sources said, without naming anyone, a clear message was sent during the meeting that this is not a time for airing individual views but for amplifying the party's stand.
A leader said during the meeting, Tharoor toed the party line and gave "constructive suggestions".
A senior leader, without naming anyone, raised the issue of some leaders airing different views and urged the leadership to intervene, the sources said.
Asked about Tharoor's comments in recent interviews being at odds with the party's stand, Ramesh said at a media briefing, "That is his opinion. When Mr. Tharoor speaks, it is his view and it is not the stand of the party."
Tharoor has been making comments on the India-Pakistan conflict that are at variance with the party's stand, which has been questioning the government over US President Donald Trump's claims of mediating a ceasefire between the two countries.
