From the Urdu Press: ‘Sonia’s entry clears picture on Opp unity leadership’, ‘the personal and the political in Pawar battle’, and consistency as Rahul’s new ‘calling card
Sonia’s opponents are now Modi and Shah. She also does not have an advisor like Ahmed Patel or an ally like Harkishan Singh Surjeet… But for the 2024 battle she has Kharge and allies such as Nitish and Pawar as her comrades in arm’: SalarIt is a tale of two meetings being tracked closely by the Urdu Press the Opposition parties’ meet in Bengaluru, their second one after the Patna huddle, and the BJP-led NDA’s Delhi conclave being held after a long hiatus. Some of the Urdu dailies framed the meetings as shows of strength put up by the two warring sides months before their grand face-off, projecting it as 26 vs 38 in terms of a numbers game. A common refrain is that these meetings have set the stage for the 2024 showdown. The dailies are also highlighting Sonia Gandhi’s presence at the Bengaluru event, even as they continue to decode the moves of NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Commenting on the second joint meeting of the Opposition parties, being held in Bengaluru, the Bengaluru-based Sal...