'BJP should tie Rakhi to Bilkis Bano, women of Manipur': Uddhav Thackeray lashes out at NDA ahead of INDIA meet
INDIA bloc will be held at Hotel Grand Hyatt, in Mumbai. Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at Mumbai on Wednesday and met veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at his residence to celebrate Raksha Bandhan. At the event, CM Mamata Banerjee also met Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan.
Later CM Banerjee visited Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray at his residence here and tied a Rakhi on him. Banerjee went to Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra after visiting Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan at his residence in Juhu, sources said. Meanwhile, Mumbai Opposition leaders Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray addressed reporters in Mumbai.
At the meet, Sharad Pawar said, "We will be sitting and discussing a Common Minimum Programme. We have yet to start the dialogue for seat sharing. There is a chance that we might discuss this issue in this meeting and then give responsibility to leaders speak with state leaders about seat sharing".
The INDIA bloc is expected to unveil their logo during the third strategic opposition meet. Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena is hosting the INDIA bloc meet at Mumbai. Thackeray also addressed reporters in Mumbai on the eve of the meet.
"Today is Raksha Bandhan... The BJP should tie Rakhi to Bilkis Bano, women of Manipur, women wrestlers... They should feel safe in the country and that's why we have come together," he said.
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