Top opposition leaders attend Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind's Eid Milan
New Delhi, June 20: In a show of opposition unity, top leaders from various opposition parties including Ahmed Patel, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and Sitaram Yechury attended an Eid Milan hosted by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind here on Wednesday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also attended the reception hosted by Jamiat President Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, coming a day after he called off his nine-day sit-in protest at the Raj Niwas.
Among other top leaders who attended the Eid Milan included Congress' Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ashok Gehlot, Harish Rawat and Deepender Hooda.
Besides Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Yechury and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, Trinamool Congress' Dinesh Trivedi, Bahujan Samaj Party leader Satish Chandra Mishra, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhuri, Aam Aadmi Party's Sanjay Singh and CPI-M)'s Mohammed Salim were also present.
Former Vice President Hamid Ansari also attended the programme.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi had also hosted an Iftar party last week which was attended by former President Pranab Mukherjee and several opposition leaders.
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J&K polls: Amit Shah arrives in Jammu ahead of Saturday's hectic campaigning
Jammu (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Friday night ahead of the hectic day-long campaigning on Saturday during which he will address five public rallies in three districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah arrived here from Delhi and drove straight to the State Guest house, a senior BJP leader said.
Shah will fly to Poonch early tomorrow morning and address the first of four rallies in Mendhar followed by Surankote in Poonch district, he added.
Shah is scheduled to address rallies in Thanamandi and Rajouri followed by Akhnoor in Jammu.
He is also expected to hold a rally in the Nowshera constituency in support of Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina on Sunday.
