No CPI-M leader attended the rally citing the presence of Mamata Banerjee whose TMC is its main rival in West Bengal politics. Recorded messages of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her deputy Rahul Gandhi were played at the event. JD(S) representative Danish Ali read out the message of his party leader H D Deve Gowda. Lalu focused mostly on Nitish Kumar, calling him a Palturam(turncoat). Gulam Nabi Azad, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha launched a blistering attack against Nitish Kumar and the NDA government at the Centre.

Source: India Today August 27, 2017 15:45 UTC