INDIA Bloc Meeting: Opposition Reaches Consensus on 5 Key Issues, Seeks Dharmendra Pradhan's Resignation
The alliance will write to the Chief Justice of India over alleged voter list irregularities and coordinate monthly on unemployment, inflation and farmers' concerns.
- On Monday, leaders of 25 opposition parties forming the INDIA bloc met at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, reaching consensus on five key decisions to challenge the government's agenda.
- Amid examination irregularities and economic concerns, the alliance demanded the immediate resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, accusing him of the "betrayal of lakhs of youth who appeared for NEET and CBSE exams."
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge announced the bloc will write to the Chief Justice of India regarding alleged "vote loot" and electoral malpractice, while urging an all-party meeting on the "precarious current economic situation."
- Alliance partners agreed to meet every two months to coordinate strategy, with daily morning meetings at the office of the Leader of the Opposition during the upcoming Parliament Monsoon Session.
- The alliance scheduled its next gathering in Hyderabad in August. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav emphasized building "Bandhu raj " as the bloc targets the 2027 Uttar Pradesh state elections.
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INDIA bloc leaders demand Education Minister's immediate resignation
New Delhi: Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met on Monday, June 8, and decided to write to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and “vote loot”, besides demanding the immediate resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-CBSE row. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the opposition leaders also demanded that the Union govern…
At INDIA Bloc Meeting: Pradhan's Resignation, Message from Congress's Allies, Cockroach Janta Party
The Wire has learnt that bringing back the DMK and AAP was discussed, while the alliance also resolved to write to the CJI against the SIR, demand an all-party meeting on the economic crisis, and meet every two months.
INDIA bloc to write to CJI on SIR, demands education minister’s resignation over NEET, CBSE issues
Kharge said the next formal meeting of the INDIA bloc leaders has been locked in for 8 August, adding that the opposition bloc will meet once every two months from now on.
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