Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s comment on the celebration’s ‘Chintan Shivir’ that regional events can’t struggle the BJP-RSS as they lack ideology has upset among the regional allies.
Congress’ Bihar ally RJD on Monday requested Gandhi to have a look at latest electoral historical past of regional events placing up a powerful struggle towards the BJP because it took a swipe at him for his vital feedback aimed toward them, saying the Congress chief’s claims had been “bizarre” and never in sync together with his personal celebration’s stand.
RJD spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha mentioned regional events are robust in a majority of Lok Sabha seats within the struggle towards the BJP, and the Congress ought to settle to be “co-travellers” and allow them to be within the “driving seat” in over 320 of the 543 parliamentary constituencies. This is a degree RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav has additionally made, he famous.
He referred to the Congress declaration on the camp to take a swipe at him, saying Gandhi will revise his assertion if he seems to be at information. These type of statements haven’t any traction with historical past, he mentioned.
The declaration mentioned the Congress was dedicated to establishing a dialogue with all like-minded events to guard the spirit of nationalism and democracy and would hold open avenues for forging alliances in accordance with political circumstances.
Another ally of the Congress — the JMM in Jharkhand — additionally identified that it’s the Congress that’s depending on regional events for survival within the states.
JD(S) chief HD Kumaraswamy derided the Congress, saying the celebration has developed a “phobia” of regional events. Rahul Gandhi, he mentioned, ought to do not forget that the Congress dominated on the Centre for 10 years solely with the assistance of regional events.
In an obvious sarcastic observe, he requested the previous Congress president to elaborate to regional events about ideological dedication, whereas saying that the nationwide celebration has no presence in most elements of the nation.
Senior Congress chief Shashi Tharoor tried to minimize Gandhi’s remark.
“I think what he (Rahul Gandhi) meant — at least we all understood by what he meant — was that we have a national vision. We speak for and think of the country as a whole. Whereas regional parties by its very character and nature is usually confined to one particular region or interest group,” Tharoor was quoted by NDTV as saying.
“I think, for example, much of the ideology of Trinamool, the RJD, the Samajwadi Party or even for the most part the DMK, will be congruent to and compatible with what the Congress stands for,” he added.
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