Mumbai this week: MVA in a huddle ahead of INDIA meet; storm over export duty on onion

Next week: Opposition alliance INDIA meeting to hold meeting in Mumbai on August 31

Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, Ashok Chavan, mumbai, indian express

Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray (left), NCP chief Sharad Pawar (center) and Congress leader Ashok Chavan (right). (Express Archives)

Written by: Srishti Kapoor

5 min readMumbaiAug 30, 2023 04:32 PM IST First published on: Aug 27, 2023 at 08:57 PM IST

Ahead of the Opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)’s meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, senior leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) including Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Ashok Chavan met to oversee the preparations and discuss the key details.

Here is what is expected to happen at the third meeting of the INDIA alliance, followed by Patna and Bengaluru:

During the INDIA meeting in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, a logo of the INDIA alliance may be unveiled, According to sources.
Two convenors of the alliance may also be appointed.
The source said during the meeting that there is a possibility of formation of a co-ordination committee and the decision on it would be taken by all the parties.

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Following are the other important updates from Mumbai and Maharashtra in the past week (August 21-27):

Storm over export duty on onion

Farmers and traders had on Sunday gone on an indefinite strike demanding that onion-carrying containers stuck at various ports, including the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, should be allowed outside India without the 40 per cent export duty imposed by the Central Government.