West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to attend the INDIA Bloc Meeting in Delhi on December 6

At the expected meeting on Wednesday evening, the leaders are expected to deliberate and finalize their plan to jointly confront the BJP ahead of the elections.

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she will not be able to attend the opposition’s upcoming INDIA block meeting scheduled in Delhi on December 6, citing previous engagements in North Bengal.

Banerjee said she was not informed of the date of the meeting and indicated that had she been informed in advance, “she would have rescheduled her itinerary.”

Leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will meet at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence in Delhi on December 6 to formulate a strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, sources said on Sunday.

“I will visit North Bengal from December 6 to 11. I was not aware of the date of the meeting on December 6. Had I known in advance about the date of the meeting, I could have rescheduled my visit,” Banerjee told reporters outside Raj Bhawan. .

The participation of any other leader of the party in the meeting remains unclear at this time.

Banerjee, accompanied by her cousin and TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, has consistently attended previous rallies of the INDIA opposition bloc.

At the expected meeting on Wednesday evening, the leaders are expected to deliberate and finalize their plan to jointly confront the BJP ahead of the elections.