He noted that several measures have been initiated by PM Modi, including granting full operational freedom to the defence forces to determine the mode, targets, and timing of their response.
Speaking on the Waqf Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, he urged the House to clear the legislation.
It will be second time Gowda will enter the Rajya Sabha, 24 years after he was its member as the prime minster from June 1996 to April 1997 of the United Front government of secular and regional parties from across the country.
Congress will reportedly give its surplus votes to JDS leader and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in the event of a contest in Karnataka.
The seats fell vacant after the political drama took place four months ago where 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) parties defected to BJP in a bid to bring down the coalition government.
His father, HD Deve Gowda, served as the 11th Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 4.9 km long bridge at Bogibeel across Brahmaputra river, built at a cost of around Rs. 5,900 Crore.
The meeting gains significance ahead of a meeting called by Opposition parties on November 22 in Hyderabad to discuss the formation of an anti-BJP platform.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief who arrived in the Karnataka capital today met Gowda, the Janata Dal (Secular) supremo, at the latter’s residence in Padmanabha Nagar. Also present was Kumaraswamy.
Naidu is facilitating the setting up of a common platform for the non-NDA parties to come together and is expected to meet DMK chief MK Stalin as well.
