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    Sonia, Mamata discuss crackdown against opposition

    Sonia, Mamata discuss crackdown against opposition

    By Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Edited by Ramya Patelkhana
    May 17, 2017
    05:26 pm

    What's the story

    Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee held a meeting to discuss who they would field as a common opposition candidate for the presidential polls.

    Both of them agreed that a common opposition figure would help electoral chances. In the meeting the two also discussed the Centre's crackdown on corruption.

    They called it "vendetta" politics, saying all enemies of the Centre would be harassed by agencies.

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    Common candidate good for India says Mamata

    After the meeting TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee said, "India is a vast country and unity is our biggest strength. Hence it is better for the country to go in for a consensus candidate."

    16 May 2017

    CBI raids the Chidambarams' premises over INX deal

    The CBI searched 17 premises linked to P Chidambaram, his son Karti, and the jailed couple Indrani and Peter Mukerjea as part of a wider probe into suspected criminal misconduct in foreign investment approvals.

    Raids were carried across New Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai and Chennai.

    The investigation relates to foreign investments received by the Mukerjeas' INX in 2007-08 cleared during Chidambaram's tenure as Finance Minister.

    16 May 2017

    I-T dept conducts raids over Lalu Prasad's benami properties

    The I-T department conducted raids and surveys at 22 locations in Delhi and NCR, saying they were looking into alleged benami deals involving RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, worth over Rs. 1000 crore.

    The BJP had recently accused him of being part of several illegal land deals.

    Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanded a government probe into the allegations.

    Uniting

    Opposition unites against Centre

    Opposition parties have not yet decided upon a common candidate for the presidential elections. However, discussions are underway.

    In addition, opposition parties are also considering forming a coalition for the 2019 general elections and nominate a common Prime Ministerial candidate.

    Opposition parties also posed a united front against the opposition on the matter of allegedly rigged EVMs being used in elections.

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    Centre on an opposition witch hunt, says Didi

    She said, "confrontation cannot be the way to function in a democracy...whoever they (the Centre) don't like they will send to jail, put CBI behind them, mark them as terrorists... whether it is Naveenji, Laluji, Chidambaramji, Akhilesh, Mayawati, Kejriwal, Virbhadraji and also us (TMC)."

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