NCP Chief Pawar to participate in Opposition meeting on June 23 in Patna

Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said he would participate in a meeting of the top Opposition leaders convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, to mobilise the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The meeting will be held in Patna on June 23, a JD(U) leader said. Speaking with ANI, Pawar said, “Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called a meeting on June 23. He called me up and extended an invitation. He has invited the opposition leaders of the country. I will go there. He has extended the invitation keeping in mind the necessity to work together on a national issue…” Earlier in the day, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav speaking to the media in Patna said that almost 15 parties will be attending the meeting, however the presence of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao was not confirmed as he could not have a word with him.