Reiterating his call for Congress breakaway parties to reunite with the parent organisation, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has stressed the need for greater unity among INDIA bloc allies to take on the RSS-BJP under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.
Taking a sharp dig at the Opposition INDIA bloc, the BJP on Monday said the INDI alliance has no real presence on the ground and thus loses an election every three months.
Opposition leaders used the INDIA bloc meeting to discuss strategy, alliance coordination and national issues, with Kharge highlighting inflation, jobs, electoral rolls and governance concerns.
As opposition parties assemble in Delhi to discuss the alliance's future, anonymous posters highlighting past criticism of Congress by its own allies have triggered fresh political chatter.
Twenty-three opposition parties have joined the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi, where leaders are expected to discuss inflation, unemployment, Parliament strategy and alliance coordination.
Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said the decision was taken “to safeguard Jammu and Kashmir’s rights and to keep the BJP at bay.”
Announcing this at a press conference attended by all the alliance partners, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said that the decision was made with the consent of his party’s national president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi.
While the NDA is firmly in the field and has launched its campaign with full force, the INDIA bloc has failed to finalise a formal seat-sharing agreement, even after the nomination process concluded.
As a result, multiple candidates from the alliance have filed nominations in more than 10 constituencies.
With its proclamation, the grand old party sent out a clear message to the RJD and Tejashwi Yadav that the grand old party no longer wishes to play the role of a ‘junior partner’ in the alliance.
