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17 parties attend PM’s all-party meet on China, AAP & RJD angry over snub

On the AAP and RJD being kept out, sources said only parties with at least five members in parliament have been invited. Arvind Kejriwal's party has four MPs.

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June 19, 2020 14:39 IST
17 parties attend PM’s all-party meet on China, AAP & RJD angry over snub
17 parties attend PM’s all-party meet on China, AAP & RJD angry over snub

New Delhi: At least 20 political parties are likely to attend the all-party meeting, called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the situation at the border areas with China that is scheduled to be held on Friday at 5 pm, sources said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president Jagat Prakash Nadda will also be present in the virtual party meeting.

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However, two prominent parties AAP and RJD have been left out.

On the AAP and RJD being kept out, sources said only parties with at least five members in parliament have been invited. Arvind Kejriwal’s party has four MPs.

RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav expressed his angst for being ignored for the all party meet.

AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh accused the central government of political arrogance when it should be seeking cooperation.

Prior to meet, Rajnath reaches out to parties

According to sources, former BJP chief Rajnath Singh had on Thursday personally invited all leaders on behalf of the Prime Minister. After coming in for criticism from parties such as Aam Aadmi Party and RJD that they had not received any invitation to the meet, sources clarified that only recognized national parties, those with over five MPs in the Lok Sabha, leading parties from the Northeast and parties with Union Cabinet Ministers had been invited.

The meeting was called after at least 20 Indian Army personnel, including a Colonel rank officer, had lost their lives in the violent face-off with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley area of Ladakh on June 15.

India had said that the violent face-off happened in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley as a result of an attempt by the Chinese troops to “unilaterally change” the status quo during de-escalation in Eastern Ladakh and the situation could have been avoided if the agreement at the higher level been scrupulously followed by the Chinese side.

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“In order to discuss the situation in the India-China border areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an all-party meeting at 5 pm on June 19. Presidents of various political parties would take part in this virtual meeting,” PMO had tweeted.

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