BJP mocks all-party meet\, asks oppn to reveal PM candidate\'s name

BJP mocks all-party meet, asks oppn to reveal PM candidate's name

Press Trust of India  |  Kolkata 

BJP Sunday mocked the scheduled meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi, and said they should first declare a prime ministerial candidate before thinking of ousting the government.

In a major step towards forming an anti-(BJP) front, top opposition leaders will huddle in the national capital on Monday, to discuss forging a grand alliance to take on the saffron party in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

"It's really good to see opposition parties trying to forge an alliance to fight against us. But, first let them declare their prime ministerial candidate, then they should dream of fighting against us and ousting us," he said.

"We have Narendra Modi, who is their PM candidate?" he added.

Meanwhile, left for earlier in the day to take part in the meeting.

Taking a dig at the CM, said she should clarify whether the Communist Party of India(Marxist) and the Congress, also part of the opposition meeting, were friends or opponents of the Trinamool (TMC) in Bengal.

"When the TMC was born in 1998, and her party used to say both the and the CPI(M) are political opponents," Roy said.

"The TMC throughout its 20-year history has termed the CPI(M) as its number one political opponent. So, now it should clarify whether the two have become friends," he said.

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First Published: Sun, December 09 2018. 21:50 IST