Continuing with the Opposition's efforts to present a united challenge to the Narendra Modi government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reportedly invited Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray and other Chief Ministers and opposition leaders to a virtual meeting.
NDTV has reported that besides the Chief Ministers of Bengal and Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren have also been invited to the virtual meeting on August 20.
The online interaction will likely set the stage for another lunch or dinner meet the Congress is planning in Delhi, the report said.
Opposition parties put up a united front in Parliament in the just-concluded Monsoon Session, which saw stormy scenes and little work because of disruptions and protests over issues like the Pegasus snooping scandal, fuel prices and the farm laws.