June 9th 2024.
According to sources close to him, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister on Sunday evening in New Delhi. Along with Kharge, an invitation has also been extended to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi to be present at the ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Kharge's associates have confirmed that he will indeed be attending the function. However, it seems that none of the leaders from the Opposition will be present at the event. Sitaram Yechury and D Raja from the Left have stated that they will not be attending the oath-taking of Modi and his Cabinet. Similarly, TMC leader Sagarika Ghosh has shared her invitation letter on social media and declared that she will not be attending the ceremony.
In a post on social media, Ghosh expressed her regret and explained her decision by stating, "I regret that since we in the Opposition do not accept the moral legitimacy of the swearing-in of Shri Narendra Modi, who has lost the mandate of the people, I have made a personal decision not to attend." Another TMC leader also confirmed that they did not receive any invitation or calls for the swearing-in ceremony and their party has already announced that they will not be attending.
During a meeting with her party MPs, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had stated that the newly formed National Democratic Alliance government would not last for a long time. This statement was made on Saturday, a day before the swearing-in ceremony.
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