In an attempt to unite Opposition ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a meeting was held by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Stalin has emerged as a key leader in trying to forge the Opposition unity ahead of the general elections slated next year.
The was the second national conference held by Stalin.
The reports said the meeting was attended by Rajasthan CM Gehlot, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, former CMs Abdullah and Akhilesh Yadav, Bihar Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, TMC’s Derek O'Brien, Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja.
Other opposition parties who attended the meeting included Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party.
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It is the first such attempt after the disqualification of Congress's Rahul Gandhi from Parliament, which is seen to have brought the opposition together.
Recently the DMK held a rally that brought together many opposition leaders on Chief Minister M K Stalin's 70th birthday.
The All India Federation for Social Justice, a brainchild of Stalin, will hold its first national conference on the theme -- "Taking Forward the Struggle for Social Justice and Joint National Programme for Social Justice Movement".
The conference will be held in a hybrid mode, with some like Stalin scheduled to address the gathering virtually.
Seen as a display of Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
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While Stalin is slated to address the conference virtually from Chennai for 20-25 minutes, others will get around seven minutes each to speak, reports said.
