New Delhi: According to party official Abhay Chautala on Tuesday, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) has invited Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, and Farooq Abdullah to a rally on September 25 that will also include Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav to show the unity of the opposition.
The former prime minister and JD(S) leader H. D. Deve Gowda, SAD patriarch Parkash Singh Badal, and Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik, according to the INLD national general secretary, have also been invited to the rally.
When contacted, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi confirmed that Kumar will attend the rally along with Tejashwi Yadav, PTI reported.
"To mark the birthday of former deputy prime minister Devi Lal, various opposition leaders will come together on one stage and it would be an appropriate occasion to discuss various issues," Tyagi told PTI.
O P Chautala claimed that people are fed up with the BJP and "an atmosphere against the ruling party at the Centre is building in the country".
"The September 25 rally will not only showcase opposition unity but also anger against the BJP government," he said, adding all socialist and erstwhile Janata Dal leaders should come on one stage.
The INLD has been organising public rallies on the birthday of its founder Devi Lal and has been inviting various leaders from opposition parties, other than the Congress.