Opposition bloc to meet at Delhi hotel on December 19

The next coordination meeting of the INDIA bloc parties will be held at Ashok Hotel on December 19, Congress's communications chief Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. The meeting of 26 parties was originally scheduled to be held on the Parliament premises but was moved on account of the clampdown on media access inside the House. Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, and Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin are expected to participate. The meeting will focus on evolving a "core positive agenda" and addressing the issue of unemployment among youth.