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  • It may very well be PDA vs NDA in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

    Express News Service

    PATNA:  The coalition of Opposition events shaped to combat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance within the 2024 Lok Sabha election may very well be named Patriotic Democratic Alliance (PDA), sources stated on Sunday.   

    The identify was proposed by CPI normal secretary D Raja in the course of the assembly of Opposition events in Patna on Friday. No different members opposed the identify proposed by Raja, Bihar Congress spokesperson Asit Nahti Tiwari stated.

    However, Opposition leaders are anticipated to recommend extra names earlier than their subsequent assembly in Shimla subsequent month, when a last resolution can be taken on relating to the identify.

    In all, 32 leaders from 15 events attended the assembly in Patna, convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, throughout which Opposition events resolved to tackle the BJP unitedly, whilst fissures emerged with the Aam Admi Party asserting that it will be tough for it to be a part of any such gathering in future until the Congress publicly helps it on the ordinance situation.

    Meanwhile, former deputy chief minister and BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi accused the state authorities of eradicating greater than 100 hoardings erected by his celebration employees and intimidating them forward of the grand conclave of Opposition leaders.

    PATNA:  The coalition of Opposition events shaped to combat the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance within the 2024 Lok Sabha election may very well be named Patriotic Democratic Alliance (PDA), sources stated on Sunday.   

    The identify was proposed by CPI normal secretary D Raja in the course of the assembly of Opposition events in Patna on Friday. No different members opposed the identify proposed by Raja, Bihar Congress spokesperson Asit Nahti Tiwari stated.

    However, Opposition leaders are anticipated to recommend extra names earlier than their subsequent assembly in Shimla subsequent month, when a last resolution can be taken on relating to the identify.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    In all, 32 leaders from 15 events attended the assembly in Patna, convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, throughout which Opposition events resolved to tackle the BJP unitedly, whilst fissures emerged with the Aam Admi Party asserting that it will be tough for it to be a part of any such gathering in future until the Congress publicly helps it on the ordinance situation.

    Meanwhile, former deputy chief minister and BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi accused the state authorities of eradicating greater than 100 hoardings erected by his celebration employees and intimidating them forward of the grand conclave of Opposition leaders.

  • Kapil Sibal says UPA-3 ‘very a lot potential’ in 2024 if Oppn events are prepared for ‘give and take’

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday mentioned a UPA-3 authorities coming to energy in 2024 is “very much possible” supplied the Opposition events have a commonality of function, an agenda reflecting it and are prepared for “give and take” when fielding candidates to tackle the BJP within the Lok Sabha polls.

    Sibal, a distinguished Opposition voice and a former Congress chief, additionally mentioned that as an alternative of a standard minimal programme, the Opposition events ought to discuss a “new vision for India”.

    His remarks come days earlier than a vital assembly of Opposition events, hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23, the place prime Opposition leaders akin to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, amongst others, are set to deliberate on the way in which ahead for forming an anti-BJP coalition for the Lok Sabha polls.

    In an interview with PTI, Sibal mentioned the Congress’ win in Karnataka meeting polls was an instance that the BJP may be defeated however cautioned in opposition to making sweeping statements for 2024, asserting {that a} Lok Sabha election is fought on completely different grounds altogether.

    The former Union minister additionally insisted that the struggle for 2024 was not in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi however “against the ideology that he seeks to perpetuate” 

    Sibal mentioned UPA-3 could possibly be a “reality” in 2024 supplied the Opposition events have a commonality of function, an agenda which displays it and that they transfer ahead with the mindset that there “needs to be a lot of give and take”.

    “There needs to be ‘give and take’ at the time of distribution of tickets in those states and constituencies where two or more political parties’ candidates are vying for the same seat. Once these three things are agreed upon, I think UPA-3 is very much possible,” Sibal advised PTI over cellphone from New York.

    Asked if it might be virtually potential to place up joint candidates in opposition to the BJP when there are severe variations in Opposition ranks, Sibal mentioned speak of variations was an “overstatement”, citing that in most of the states, sure political events are really dominant.

    “For example the Congress is the real opposition to BJP in many states such as Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In these states there is no issue. Among states where there are non-Congress Opposition governments, such as in West Bengal we all know that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is the dominant partner. There will be a very few constituencies in West Bengal where there will be any kind of conflict,” he mentioned.

    Similarly, in Tamil Nadu, there won’t be any drawback because the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) have fought collectively many occasions with none actual battle, Sibal famous.

    “In a state like Telangana, there may be a problem. In Andhra Pradesh, it is unlikely that there would be any Opposition coalition because of a possible three-way contest involving Jagan’s party (YSRCP), the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP),” he mentioned.

    “In Goa again there will be a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP. In Uttar Pradesh, the real Opposition is represented by the Samajwadi Party. The Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Congress at best will be junior partners. BSP’s Mayawati is not playing ball so there is no possibility of an alliance as she has publicly stated that she will be putting up candidates in all parliamentary constituencies. In Bihar, again Congress has no real presence. So I don’t think there is any problem on that front,” Sibal argued.

    “Once the three conditionalities that I have put forward come through, seat sharing won’t present a real problem,” he mentioned.

    Hitting out on the prime minister over his current remarks on political stability in recent times and its significance for the nation, Sibal mentioned he want to query the idea of the PM.

    “The kind of instability that we have had in the Modi years was not seen during the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) period,” he alleged.

    “What is the stability Modi ji has provided? See what is happening in Manipur. This Central government, through tactics which to say the least are unsavoury and clearly corrupt, displaced elected governments. Destabilising elected governments does not provide stability in governance. This dispensation has sown the seeds of economic, political and social instability in the country,” he alleged.

    Sibal claimed that UPA I and II governments supplied a good quantity of political stability.

    Besides, actual development occurred in these years, he added.

    Asked if the Opposition events ought to depart the management query to after the Lok Sabha polls or put up a joint PM candidate, he mentioned it was too early to speak about these items.

    “The parties when they get together know best how to move forward. This is not something I wish to comment on,” Sibal mentioned.

    On whether or not hammering out a standard minimal programme ought to be a precedence for Opposition events, Sibal mentioned, “To talk about a common minimum programme is a misnomer. What we should be talking about is an alternative agenda of the Opposition; a new vision to take India forward. My country requires a paradigm shift in the way India should move ahead and a new vision for India. Instead of talking of a common minimum programme, we should talk about a new vision for India.” 

    On Banerjee’s reported remarks that the Congress shouldn’t anticipate any assist in the Lok Sabha polls in her state so long as it’s aligned with the CPI(M), Sibal mentioned, “I don’t think I should react to statements made by leaders of political parties. Leaders will be sitting together on June 23. I think it will take time to resolve such issues. Resolving them should not be a problem.”

    Asked whether or not the Congress ought to be the centre of an anti-BJP entrance, Sibal mentioned it was too early to speak about these items, however identified that the grand outdated social gathering was the “only national party” within the Opposition in addition to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which he famous had the standing of a nationwide social gathering however was with out a footprint exterior a couple of states.

    “The question as to who should take the lead, how this coalition of opposition parties needs to move ahead, is something that has to be addressed,” he mentioned.

    On whether or not Opposition unity is progressing in the fitting path, Sibal mentioned it was too early to inform however added that “the fact that key opposition parties are meeting on 23rd June is reflective of the desire of the Opposition to come together to face Modi in 2024”.

    Sibal, who was a Union minister throughout the UPA 1 and UPA 2 governments, give up the Congress in May final yr and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party’s assist.

    He not too long ago floated the non-electoral platform ‘Insaaf’, geared toward preventing injustice.

    NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday mentioned a UPA-3 authorities coming to energy in 2024 is “very much possible” supplied the Opposition events have a commonality of function, an agenda reflecting it and are prepared for “give and take” when fielding candidates to tackle the BJP within the Lok Sabha polls.

    Sibal, a distinguished Opposition voice and a former Congress chief, additionally mentioned that as an alternative of a standard minimal programme, the Opposition events ought to discuss a “new vision for India”.

    His remarks come days earlier than a vital assembly of Opposition events, hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23, the place prime Opposition leaders akin to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, amongst others, are set to deliberate on the way in which ahead for forming an anti-BJP coalition for the Lok Sabha polls.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    In an interview with PTI, Sibal mentioned the Congress’ win in Karnataka meeting polls was an instance that the BJP may be defeated however cautioned in opposition to making sweeping statements for 2024, asserting {that a} Lok Sabha election is fought on completely different grounds altogether.

    The former Union minister additionally insisted that the struggle for 2024 was not in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi however “against the ideology that he seeks to perpetuate” 

    Sibal mentioned UPA-3 could possibly be a “reality” in 2024 supplied the Opposition events have a commonality of function, an agenda which displays it and that they transfer ahead with the mindset that there “needs to be a lot of give and take”.

    “There needs to be ‘give and take’ at the time of distribution of tickets in those states and constituencies where two or more political parties’ candidates are vying for the same seat. Once these three things are agreed upon, I think UPA-3 is very much possible,” Sibal advised PTI over cellphone from New York.

    Asked if it might be virtually potential to place up joint candidates in opposition to the BJP when there are severe variations in Opposition ranks, Sibal mentioned speak of variations was an “overstatement”, citing that in most of the states, sure political events are really dominant.

    “For example the Congress is the real opposition to BJP in many states such as Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In these states there is no issue. Among states where there are non-Congress Opposition governments, such as in West Bengal we all know that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) is the dominant partner. There will be a very few constituencies in West Bengal where there will be any kind of conflict,” he mentioned.

    Similarly, in Tamil Nadu, there won’t be any drawback because the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) have fought collectively many occasions with none actual battle, Sibal famous.

    “In a state like Telangana, there may be a problem. In Andhra Pradesh, it is unlikely that there would be any Opposition coalition because of a possible three-way contest involving Jagan’s party (YSRCP), the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP),” he mentioned.

    “In Goa again there will be a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP. In Uttar Pradesh, the real Opposition is represented by the Samajwadi Party. The Rashtriya Lok Dal and the Congress at best will be junior partners. BSP’s Mayawati is not playing ball so there is no possibility of an alliance as she has publicly stated that she will be putting up candidates in all parliamentary constituencies. In Bihar, again Congress has no real presence. So I don’t think there is any problem on that front,” Sibal argued.

    “Once the three conditionalities that I have put forward come through, seat sharing won’t present a real problem,” he mentioned.

    Hitting out on the prime minister over his current remarks on political stability in recent times and its significance for the nation, Sibal mentioned he want to query the idea of the PM.

    “The kind of instability that we have had in the Modi years was not seen during the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) period,” he alleged.

    “What is the stability Modi ji has provided? See what is happening in Manipur. This Central government, through tactics which to say the least are unsavoury and clearly corrupt, displaced elected governments. Destabilising elected governments does not provide stability in governance. This dispensation has sown the seeds of economic, political and social instability in the country,” he alleged.

    Sibal claimed that UPA I and II governments supplied a good quantity of political stability.

    Besides, actual development occurred in these years, he added.

    Asked if the Opposition events ought to depart the management query to after the Lok Sabha polls or put up a joint PM candidate, he mentioned it was too early to speak about these items.

    “The parties when they get together know best how to move forward. This is not something I wish to comment on,” Sibal mentioned.

    On whether or not hammering out a standard minimal programme ought to be a precedence for Opposition events, Sibal mentioned, “To talk about a common minimum programme is a misnomer. What we should be talking about is an alternative agenda of the Opposition; a new vision to take India forward. My country requires a paradigm shift in the way India should move ahead and a new vision for India. Instead of talking of a common minimum programme, we should talk about a new vision for India.” 

    On Banerjee’s reported remarks that the Congress shouldn’t anticipate any assist in the Lok Sabha polls in her state so long as it’s aligned with the CPI(M), Sibal mentioned, “I don’t think I should react to statements made by leaders of political parties. Leaders will be sitting together on June 23. I think it will take time to resolve such issues. Resolving them should not be a problem.”

    Asked whether or not the Congress ought to be the centre of an anti-BJP entrance, Sibal mentioned it was too early to speak about these items, however identified that the grand outdated social gathering was the “only national party” within the Opposition in addition to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which he famous had the standing of a nationwide social gathering however was with out a footprint exterior a couple of states.

    “The question as to who should take the lead, how this coalition of opposition parties needs to move ahead, is something that has to be addressed,” he mentioned.

    On whether or not Opposition unity is progressing in the fitting path, Sibal mentioned it was too early to inform however added that “the fact that key opposition parties are meeting on 23rd June is reflective of the desire of the Opposition to come together to face Modi in 2024”.

    Sibal, who was a Union minister throughout the UPA 1 and UPA 2 governments, give up the Congress in May final yr and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Party’s assist.

    He not too long ago floated the non-electoral platform ‘Insaaf’, geared toward preventing injustice.

  • Opposition must current various for 2024, PM face not situation, says Sharad Pawar

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday stated the opposition events have been eager on offering an alternative choice to the BJP within the Lok Sabha elections subsequent yr and projecting a primary ministerial face was not a problem.

    Pawar, addressing a press convention right here, stated that he would attend the assembly of opposition leaders convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23 and try for placing up a joint struggle in opposition to the BJP.

    “A prime ministerial face is not an issue before us. Even in 1977, no one was projected as the prime minister. The Janata Party won the elections and Morarji Desai was made the prime minister,” the NCP supremo stated.

    “If it could happen in 1977, why can’t it happen now? We have the responsibility to provide the people of this country with an alternative to the BJP,” he stated.

    Pawar careworn that it was not a necessity to challenge a primary ministerial face in Lok Sabha elections.

    “There is a need to present an alternative before the people. If we contest the elections together, we will be able to provide that alternative. The result of this will decide things in the future,” Pawar stated.

    Pawar stated there was a suggestion to place up joint opposition candidates in opposition to the BJP and this situation can be mentioned on the assembly in Patna on June 23. “There has been a suggestion that where BJP is strong, if possible, non-BJP parties can field a single candidate. This will be discussed in Patna.”

    “The meeting in Patna will give a new direction as people want change. We will make sincere efforts to meet the expectations of the people,” he stated.

    On incidents of communal violence in Maharashtra, Pawar stated the folks of the state will reject such divisive politics as they did in Karnataka.

    The NCP chief alleged that the BJP and its allied organisations have been vitiating the ambiance in Maharashtra “as they did in Karnataka in the name of Lord Hanuman.”

    “But the people of Karnataka rejected the communal agenda. I am confident that the people of Maharashtra too will not accept it,” Pawar stated.

    On threats to him over social media, Pawar stated he trusts Maharashtra Police and is assured that it’s going to do its job sincerely.

    NEW DELHI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday stated the opposition events have been eager on offering an alternative choice to the BJP within the Lok Sabha elections subsequent yr and projecting a primary ministerial face was not a problem.

    Pawar, addressing a press convention right here, stated that he would attend the assembly of opposition leaders convened by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Patna on June 23 and try for placing up a joint struggle in opposition to the BJP.

    “A prime ministerial face is not an issue before us. Even in 1977, no one was projected as the prime minister. The Janata Party won the elections and Morarji Desai was made the prime minister,” the NCP supremo stated.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “If it could happen in 1977, why can’t it happen now? We have the responsibility to provide the people of this country with an alternative to the BJP,” he stated.

    Pawar careworn that it was not a necessity to challenge a primary ministerial face in Lok Sabha elections.

    “There is a need to present an alternative before the people. If we contest the elections together, we will be able to provide that alternative. The result of this will decide things in the future,” Pawar stated.

    Pawar stated there was a suggestion to place up joint opposition candidates in opposition to the BJP and this situation can be mentioned on the assembly in Patna on June 23. “There has been a suggestion that where BJP is strong, if possible, non-BJP parties can field a single candidate. This will be discussed in Patna.”

    “The meeting in Patna will give a new direction as people want change. We will make sincere efforts to meet the expectations of the people,” he stated.

    On incidents of communal violence in Maharashtra, Pawar stated the folks of the state will reject such divisive politics as they did in Karnataka.

    The NCP chief alleged that the BJP and its allied organisations have been vitiating the ambiance in Maharashtra “as they did in Karnataka in the name of Lord Hanuman.”

    “But the people of Karnataka rejected the communal agenda. I am confident that the people of Maharashtra too will not accept it,” Pawar stated.

    On threats to him over social media, Pawar stated he trusts Maharashtra Police and is assured that it’s going to do its job sincerely.

  • Opposition meet in Patna on June 23; Rahul, Mamata, Kejriwal, Stalin conform to attend

    By PTI

    PATNA: A gathering of opposition events, organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, shall be held in Patna on June 23, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav stated on Wednesday.

    Addressing a press convention with JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh by his facet, Yadav stated that prime leaders of most opposition events, together with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Tamil Nadu counterpart M Okay Stalin and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal have agreed to attend the assembly.

    The assembly was earlier scheduled to be held on June 12, however was postpone after among the events, together with the Congress and the DMK, requested a change in date.

    JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has taken the lead in chatting with a number of regional satraps in addition to the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, and the Left to forge unity amongst opposition ranks to tackle the BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Nitish Kumar had not too long ago stated he was against events sending any chief besides their respective heads to the assembly the place the anti-BJP gamers will chalk out a technique for the Lok Sabha polls subsequent 12 months.

    The JD(U) supremo has been pitching for “opposition unity” ever since he snapped ties with the BJP in August final 12 months, following accusations that the ally was attempting to create fissures in his social gathering and diminish his standing.

    He has held separate conferences with leaders of many events, together with Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP’s nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from the Left events.

    As a part of the “opposition unity” drive, Kumar has held parleys with not solely Congress allies like Uddhav and Pawar but in addition its opponents like Telangana CM Okay Chandrasekhar Rao.

    In truth, the concept of internet hosting a gathering of opposition leaders in Patna was floated by Banerjee, who had invoked the reminiscence of Jayaprakash Narayan upon assembly Kumar in Kolkata final month.

    PATNA: A gathering of opposition events, organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, shall be held in Patna on June 23, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav stated on Wednesday.

    Addressing a press convention with JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan Singh by his facet, Yadav stated that prime leaders of most opposition events, together with Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her Tamil Nadu counterpart M Okay Stalin and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal have agreed to attend the assembly.

    The assembly was earlier scheduled to be held on June 12, however was postpone after among the events, together with the Congress and the DMK, requested a change in date.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    JD(U) chief and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has taken the lead in chatting with a number of regional satraps in addition to the Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, and the Left to forge unity amongst opposition ranks to tackle the BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Nitish Kumar had not too long ago stated he was against events sending any chief besides their respective heads to the assembly the place the anti-BJP gamers will chalk out a technique for the Lok Sabha polls subsequent 12 months.

    The JD(U) supremo has been pitching for “opposition unity” ever since he snapped ties with the BJP in August final 12 months, following accusations that the ally was attempting to create fissures in his social gathering and diminish his standing.

    He has held separate conferences with leaders of many events, together with Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge of the Congress, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP’s nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from the Left events.

    As a part of the “opposition unity” drive, Kumar has held parleys with not solely Congress allies like Uddhav and Pawar but in addition its opponents like Telangana CM Okay Chandrasekhar Rao.

    In truth, the concept of internet hosting a gathering of opposition leaders in Patna was floated by Banerjee, who had invoked the reminiscence of Jayaprakash Narayan upon assembly Kumar in Kolkata final month.

  • If Opposition comes up with credible completely different in 2024, of us may ponder it: Sharad Pawar

    By PTI

    AURANGABAD: If the Opposition comes up with a “credible” completely different ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, of us may ponder it, talked about NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday, stressing that the selection on the model new Parliament developing might have been taken by way of dialogue with political occasions.

    The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief was speaking in a ‘Sauhard Baithak’ (meeting to foster amity) at Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad.

    Speaking about subsequent 12 months’s primary elections, he talked about, “My concern is if people will have the same approach for the (2024) Lok Sabha elections as they have for states (assembly polls). If the Opposition unites and offers a credible alternative, people may consider it.”

    If the Opposition wouldn’t switch correctly, it may truly’t depend on of us to consider a definite different on their very personal, he talked about. Many opposition occasions, along with the Congress and JD(U), attempt to forge unity ahead of subsequent 12 months’s Lok Sabha polls.

    If rulers accept the protection of peacefulness and dialogue, one can provide you a solution for any scenario, he talked about. “Today, the situation (in the country) is really worrying,” talked about Pawar.

    He cited the occasion of developments over the Babri Masjid scenario when Chandra Shekhar was the prime minister. “The then PM called Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and me to find a way out over the Babri issue through dialogue. While both (Hindu and Muslim sides) wanted to resolve it through talks, the government collapsed,” he talked about.

    Earlier, Pawar talked about, they confronted challenges whereas altering the title of the Aurangabad-based Marathwada University to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. It was first opposed and the federal authorities revoked the selection, he talked about. “But later we reached out to students in several colleagues and implemented that decision because we had a dialogue (with them),” Pawar talked about.

    The NCP chief talked about rulers and administrators must work with the contemplating that “everyone is ours” and ship the message efficiently. “Else, wrong things will happen. In the recent period, such things are happening in many places,” Pawar talked about.

    He moreover expressed points over assaults on Muslims and Christians. “The picture in the country today makes me worry about Muslims and Christians. In many states, churches are being attacked. Christians are peaceful and they never take an extreme stand,” he talked about.

    “If someone decides to embrace a different religion, it is a personal call. But some people attack their entire community. Mistakes can be made by both Muslims as well as Hindus. In our country the number of Muslims who are backward cannot be neglected,” Pawar talked about.

    “A section can’t be ignored if society has to be taken on the path of development. Though the common public thinks positively about Muslims, some people focus on how to grow bitterness and hatred. This is a big challenge for our country,” he talked about.

    The senior NCP chief rued that there was a primary decline in collaborating in dialogue for parliamentary actions. Earlier too, he talked about, political occasions had variations nevertheless they tried to resolve them by way of dialogue.

    “I didn’t understand why there was a need for a new Parliament building. The decision about it could have been taken through dialogue (with political parties). But I learnt about the new building through newspapers,” he talked about.

    As many as 20 Opposition occasions stayed away from the inauguration of the model new Parliament developing which was carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28.

    The Congress accused the PM of treating the inauguration like a “coronation.”

    Without naming anyone, Pawar talked about, “Key persons from the government do not regularly attend Parliament sessions. If the head of the government comes to Parliament someday, that day feels different. Parliament is above all. If importance is not given to it, people’s perception (of it) also gets impacted.”

    Calling himself the chief of a “small” political social gathering in Parliament, Pawar talked about, “We (opposition) demanded to invite the President for the inaugural ceremony of the new Parliament building. There was no need to oppose it (by ruling BJP). A photograph clicked after the first session of Parliament had many leaders of the country, including Dr B R Ambedkar and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,” Pawar talked about.

    The Opposition occasions boycotted the event accusing the BJP-led Centre of sidelining President Droupadi Murmu. They insisted that the inauguration be carried out by President Murmu as she is the constitutional head of the nation.

    Pawar moreover alleged that elected leaders didn’t get the likelihood to enter the model new developing first.

    He talked about, “The first photo of the new Parliament building that came out was not with the elected members but with people who were wearing saffron clothes.”

    AURANGABAD: If the Opposition comes up with a “credible” completely different ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, of us may ponder it, talked about NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday, stressing that the selection on the model new Parliament developing might have been taken by way of dialogue with political occasions.

    The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief was speaking in a ‘Sauhard Baithak’ (meeting to foster amity) at Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad.

    Speaking about subsequent 12 months’s primary elections, he talked about, “My concern is if people will have the same approach for the (2024) Lok Sabha elections as they have for states (assembly polls). If the Opposition unites and offers a credible alternative, people may consider it.”googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    If the Opposition wouldn’t switch correctly, it may truly’t depend on of us to consider a definite different on their very personal, he talked about. Many opposition occasions, along with the Congress and JD(U), attempt to forge unity ahead of subsequent 12 months’s Lok Sabha polls.

    If rulers accept the protection of peacefulness and dialogue, one can provide you a solution for any scenario, he talked about. “Today, the situation (in the country) is really worrying,” talked about Pawar.

    He cited the occasion of developments over the Babri Masjid scenario when Chandra Shekhar was the prime minister. “The then PM called Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and me to find a way out over the Babri issue through dialogue. While both (Hindu and Muslim sides) wanted to resolve it through talks, the government collapsed,” he talked about.

    Earlier, Pawar talked about, they confronted challenges whereas altering the title of the Aurangabad-based Marathwada University to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. It was first opposed and the federal authorities revoked the selection, he talked about. “But later we reached out to students in several colleagues and implemented that decision because we had a dialogue (with them),” Pawar talked about.

    The NCP chief talked about rulers and administrators must work with the contemplating that “everyone is ours” and ship the message efficiently. “Else, wrong things will happen. In the recent period, such things are happening in many places,” Pawar talked about.

    He moreover expressed points over assaults on Muslims and Christians. “The picture in the country today makes me worry about Muslims and Christians. In many states, churches are being attacked. Christians are peaceful and they never take an extreme stand,” he talked about.

    “If someone decides to embrace a different religion, it is a personal call. But some people attack their entire community. Mistakes can be made by both Muslims as well as Hindus. In our country the number of Muslims who are backward cannot be neglected,” Pawar talked about.

    “A section can’t be ignored if society has to be taken on the path of development. Though the common public thinks positively about Muslims, some people focus on how to grow bitterness and hatred. This is a big challenge for our country,” he talked about.

    The senior NCP chief rued that there was a primary decline in collaborating in dialogue for parliamentary actions. Earlier too, he talked about, political occasions had variations nevertheless they tried to resolve them by way of dialogue.

    “I didn’t understand why there was a need for a new Parliament building. The decision about it could have been taken through dialogue (with political parties). But I learnt about the new building through newspapers,” he talked about.

    As many as 20 Opposition occasions stayed away from the inauguration of the model new Parliament developing which was carried out by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28.

    The Congress accused the PM of treating the inauguration like a “coronation.”

    Without naming anyone, Pawar talked about, “Key persons from the government do not regularly attend Parliament sessions. If the head of the government comes to Parliament someday, that day feels different. Parliament is above all. If importance is not given to it, people’s perception (of it) also gets impacted.”

    Calling himself the chief of a “small” political social gathering in Parliament, Pawar talked about, “We (opposition) demanded to invite the President for the inaugural ceremony of the new Parliament building. There was no need to oppose it (by ruling BJP). A photograph clicked after the first session of Parliament had many leaders of the country, including Dr B R Ambedkar and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,” Pawar talked about.

    The Opposition occasions boycotted the event accusing the BJP-led Centre of sidelining President Droupadi Murmu. They insisted that the inauguration be carried out by President Murmu as she is the constitutional head of the nation.

    Pawar moreover alleged that elected leaders didn’t get the likelihood to enter the model new developing first.

    He talked about, “The first photo of the new Parliament building that came out was not with the elected members but with people who were wearing saffron clothes.”

  • Road to 2024: Meeting of opposition occasions to be held in Patna on June 12

    Express News Service

    PATNA: A much-awaited meeting of Opposition occasions to chalk out method to counter the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is about to be held in Patna on June 12. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will chair the meeting.

    Nitish hinted on the proposed meeting of Opposition occasions to be held inside the state capital on June 12 whereas speaking on the concluding day of the two-day conclave of the JD(U) office bearers in Patna on Sunday.

    Kumar, the JD(U)’s supremo, has been pitching for “opposition unity” ever since he snapped ties with the BJP in August remaining 12 months, following accusations that the ally was making an attempt to create fissures in his get collectively and diminish his standing. Leaders from a lot of occasions have thanked him on the occasion and appreciated his step.

    “We have been working for Opposition unity ever since the grand alliance government was formed in Bihar. The positive result of our efforts for uniting Opposition parties against BJP will be visible soon,” he asserted.

    He talked about the date of the meeting has been finalised after session with leaders from Opposition occasions all through the nation. On May 22, Nitish had known as on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.

    At the joint press conference, every Rahul and Nitish had talked about that the date of the meeting of Opposition occasions may be finalised in two-three days. The leaders of over two dozen non-BJP occasions will attend the meeting.

    Earlier, Nitish had met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from the Left occasions.

    As part of the “opposition unity” drive, Kumar has held parleys with not solely Congress allies like Uddhav and Pawar however as well as its opponents like Telangana CM Okay Chandrasekhar Rao.

    A gathering with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, ostensibly to hunt land for a Bihar authorities customer house in that state, is being utilized by BJP to mock Kumar as a result of the Biju Janata Dal supremo has almost dominated out changing into a member of any broader formation.

    In fact, the idea of web internet hosting a gathering of opposition leaders in Patna was floated by Banerjee, who had invoked the memory of Jayaprakash Narayan upon meeting Kumar in Kolkata remaining month.

    All eyes would now be on which occasions conform to be represented inside the meeting, given faultlines like Congress’ mistrust of Kejriwal and KCR and Banerjee’s famed rivalry with the Left.

    (With further inputs from PTI)

    PATNA: A much-awaited meeting of Opposition occasions to chalk out method to counter the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is about to be held in Patna on June 12. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar will chair the meeting.

    Nitish hinted on the proposed meeting of Opposition occasions to be held inside the state capital on June 12 whereas speaking on the concluding day of the two-day conclave of the JD(U) office bearers in Patna on Sunday.

    Kumar, the JD(U)’s supremo, has been pitching for “opposition unity” ever since he snapped ties with the BJP in August remaining 12 months, following accusations that the ally was making an attempt to create fissures in his get collectively and diminish his standing. Leaders from a lot of occasions have thanked him on the occasion and appreciated his step.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); );

    “We have been working for Opposition unity ever since the grand alliance government was formed in Bihar. The positive result of our efforts for uniting Opposition parties against BJP will be visible soon,” he asserted.

    He talked about the date of the meeting has been finalised after session with leaders from Opposition occasions all through the nation. On May 22, Nitish had known as on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.

    At the joint press conference, every Rahul and Nitish had talked about that the date of the meeting of Opposition occasions may be finalised in two-three days. The leaders of over two dozen non-BJP occasions will attend the meeting.

    Earlier, Nitish had met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and leaders from the Left occasions.

    As part of the “opposition unity” drive, Kumar has held parleys with not solely Congress allies like Uddhav and Pawar however as well as its opponents like Telangana CM Okay Chandrasekhar Rao.

    A gathering with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, ostensibly to hunt land for a Bihar authorities customer house in that state, is being utilized by BJP to mock Kumar as a result of the Biju Janata Dal supremo has almost dominated out changing into a member of any broader formation.

    In fact, the idea of web internet hosting a gathering of opposition leaders in Patna was floated by Banerjee, who had invoked the memory of Jayaprakash Narayan upon meeting Kumar in Kolkata remaining month.

    All eyes would now be on which occasions conform to be represented inside the meeting, given faultlines like Congress’ mistrust of Kejriwal and KCR and Banerjee’s famed rivalry with the Left.

    (With further inputs from PTI)

  • Road to 2024: Amid UPA convenor buzz, Nitish meets Congress brass, AAP

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI/PATNA: Amid speculation over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being appointed UPA convenor, the JD(U) chief along with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday often called on Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to debate method for creating an anti-BJP entrance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Later inside the day, Nitish and Tejashwi met AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

    Both Kharge and Rahul described the meeting as historic as a result of it set the ball rolling for forging Opposition unity. “We all will work together to achieve that goal,” Kharge said. The meeting comes days after Kharge spoke to Nitish, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Nitish, who landed in Delhi on Tuesday, met RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav.

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (R) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar all through a gathering, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo | PTI)

    In Patna, RJD spokesperson Bhai Birendra said Nitish might be authorised to play the perform of UPA convenor. Ever since Nitish walked out of the NDA alliance in Bihar, he has been on the forefront of bringing disparate occasions collectively to position up a united entrance in opposition to the BJP. Speaking to the media, Nitish said: “If everybody agrees, we will work together. The Congress has already taken some initiative and spoken to some parties. We are also holding talks.”

    For his half, Rahul was philosophical, saying coming collectively is a course of. Signalling that Nitish will work as a bridge between Congress and occasions such as a result of the Trinamool Congress, AAP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, JD(U) chief Ok C Tyagi instructed this newspaper that the meeting was a superb beginning.

    “The JD(U) and RJD have been waiting for such a meeting since December. Today, we were able to break the impasse. Some of the regional parties maintain a distance from the Congress. We know that without Congress, Opposition unity is not possible. Nitish shares a good rapport with many leaders like Naveen Patnaik, Stalin and Chautala,” he said.

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    NEW DELHI/PATNA: Amid speculation over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being appointed UPA convenor, the JD(U) chief along with Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday often called on Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to debate method for creating an anti-BJP entrance ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

    Later inside the day, Nitish and Tejashwi met AAP convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

    Both Kharge and Rahul described the meeting as historic as a result of it set the ball rolling for forging Opposition unity. “We all will work together to achieve that goal,” Kharge said. The meeting comes days after Kharge spoke to Nitish, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Ok Stalin and former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Nitish, who landed in Delhi on Tuesday, met RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (R) with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar all through a gathering, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Photo | PTI)

    In Patna, RJD spokesperson Bhai Birendra said Nitish might be authorised to play the perform of UPA convenor. Ever since Nitish walked out of the NDA alliance in Bihar, he has been on the forefront of bringing disparate occasions collectively to position up a united entrance in opposition to the BJP. Speaking to the media, Nitish said: “If everybody agrees, we will work together. The Congress has already taken some initiative and spoken to some parties. We are also holding talks.”

    For his half, Rahul was philosophical, saying coming collectively is a course of. Signalling that Nitish will work as a bridge between Congress and occasions such as a result of the Trinamool Congress, AAP and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, JD(U) chief Ok C Tyagi instructed this newspaper that the meeting was a superb beginning.

    “The JD(U) and RJD have been waiting for such a meeting since December. Today, we were able to break the impasse. Some of the regional parties maintain a distance from the Congress. We know that without Congress, Opposition unity is not possible. Nitish shares a good rapport with many leaders like Naveen Patnaik, Stalin and Chautala,” he said.

    READ MORE:

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  • Akhilesh signifies SP might contest Amethi in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday indicated his social gathering may subject a candidate within the subsequent election from the high-profile Amethi seat, which it used to go away for the Congress.

    Yadav, who visited Amethi on Sunday for the marriage of influential social gathering chief and former UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati’s daughter, gave the indication in a tweet in Hindi.

    “I was deeply saddened to see the plight of poor women in Amethi. VIPs have always won and lost here, yet the condition is like this here so what to say about the rest of the state,” he tweeted, together with two pictures of girls sitting on the bottom throughout his go to.

    “Next time Amethi will not elect big people but people with big hearts. SP takes a pledge to eradicate poverty from Amethi,” he added.

    The Amethi parliamentary seat, which was thought-about a Congress pocket borough, is presently represented by BJP chief Smriti Irani, who defeated Congress chief Rahul within the 2019 parliamentary elections.

    On Sunday too, Yadav had hit out on the BJP. Without taking the identify of Union minister Irani, he requested the individuals of the constituency to defeat her within the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

    “The ‘cylinder waali’ is the MP from this place. Definitely defeat her,” he mentioned.

    “Earlier, the BJP people used to carry a cylinder on their head. Today, inflation is at an all-time high, but they have no answer,” Yadav added.

    Akhilesh Yadav had prolonged ethical assist to the Bharat Jodo Yatra throughout its Uttar Pradesh leg in January however no one from the social gathering joined the occasion.

    The SP chief has additionally spoken extremely of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

    He has even participated within the rallies of DMK chief M Ok Stalin in Chennai and BRS chief Ok Chandrashekar Rao, together with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann and Kerala Chief Minister Pinyari Vijayan. 

    LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday indicated his social gathering may subject a candidate within the subsequent election from the high-profile Amethi seat, which it used to go away for the Congress.

    Yadav, who visited Amethi on Sunday for the marriage of influential social gathering chief and former UP minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati’s daughter, gave the indication in a tweet in Hindi.

    “I was deeply saddened to see the plight of poor women in Amethi. VIPs have always won and lost here, yet the condition is like this here so what to say about the rest of the state,” he tweeted, together with two pictures of girls sitting on the bottom throughout his go to.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    “Next time Amethi will not elect big people but people with big hearts. SP takes a pledge to eradicate poverty from Amethi,” he added.

    The Amethi parliamentary seat, which was thought-about a Congress pocket borough, is presently represented by BJP chief Smriti Irani, who defeated Congress chief Rahul within the 2019 parliamentary elections.

    On Sunday too, Yadav had hit out on the BJP. Without taking the identify of Union minister Irani, he requested the individuals of the constituency to defeat her within the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

    “The ‘cylinder waali’ is the MP from this place. Definitely defeat her,” he mentioned.

    “Earlier, the BJP people used to carry a cylinder on their head. Today, inflation is at an all-time high, but they have no answer,” Yadav added.

    Akhilesh Yadav had prolonged ethical assist to the Bharat Jodo Yatra throughout its Uttar Pradesh leg in January however no one from the social gathering joined the occasion.

    The SP chief has additionally spoken extremely of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

    He has even participated within the rallies of DMK chief M Ok Stalin in Chennai and BRS chief Ok Chandrashekar Rao, together with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwat Mann and Kerala Chief Minister Pinyari Vijayan. 

  • Stalin and KCR: A story of two anti-BJP gatherings in South India

    By PTI

    CHENNAI/HYDERABAD: In a span of two months, leaders of varied political events descended south to affix two anti-BJP gatherings with a watch on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, though the central characters differed quite a bit.

    While Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao has made his nationwide ambitions amply clear, even rechristening his get together to help the method, his Tamil Nadu counterpart M Ok Stalin insists he’s already on the nationwide scene and used his birthday rally on March 1 to not solely strongly pitch for the Congress as a pressure to reckon with within the efforts to dislodge the Narendra Modi-led dispensation on the Centre but additionally sought to shoot down the prospects of a Third Front.

    Rao and Stalin have proved to be regional satraps who can tackle the would possibly of the BJP and each had been seen within the firm of prime nationwide leaders lately.

    If the January 18 assembly convened by Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), the erstwhile Telangana Rashtra Samiti, in Khammam noticed a clarion name for a regime change in New Delhi subsequent yr, the Chennai rally organised to mark Stalin’s seventieth birthday, harped on opposition unity.

     (From L to R) Telangana CM Ok Chandrashekar Rao, CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, CPI Gen Secy D Raja and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party’s public assembly, in Khammam, Jan.18, 2023. (ANI Photo)

    While the BRS-led assembly stood decided on the necessity for a change of presidency on the Centre, the audio system on the Chennai occasion underlined the widespread connection of a socialist imaginative and prescient that binds them collectively whereas leaders together with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah batted for Stalin to take up an even bigger nationwide function.

    Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned his get together and the DMK shared a standard social imaginative and prescient. It is anyone’s guess that the events have set their eyes on making a wealthy harvest of the 40 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

    Incidentally, in 2004, below then DMK chief, the late M Karunanidhi’s management, the alliance gained all 40, giving UPA-I the much-needed numbers to type a authorities below Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

    DMK President and TN CM MK Stalin with opposition leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Farooq Abdullah, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and DMK senior leaders at a public assembly in Chennai, March 1, 2023. (Photo | PTI)

    Political analyst Ramu Suravajjula mentioned the assembly organised in January by KCR, as Rao is popularly identified, at Khammam was seen because the Telangana Chief Minister’s mega present of energy projecting his nationwide ambitions. However, his political dilemma was on show on the public assembly, Suravajjula opined.

    KCR neither spelt out the BRS agenda nor did he go away a touch about his political mates on the nationwide stage. The visiting leaders, which included Chief Ministers of Kerala and Delhi, Pinarayi Vijayan and Arvind Kejriwal, respectively, moreover CPI prime chief D Raja, additionally didn’t declare KCR as their chief, he mentioned.

    An observer of Tamil Nadu politics mentioned a Third Front might not have its desired affect and identified the bold ‘Makkal Nala Kootani’ (People’s Welfare Front), headed by actor-politician Vijayakant’s DMDK, coming a cropper within the 2016 Assembly polls in that state, even because the AIADMK secured a uncommon successive time period in a detailed combat involving the DMK.

    The DMDK-led alliance included MDMK and the 2 Left events, who at the moment are a part of the DMK-led bloc.

    Suravajjula mentioned, Stalin, throughout his birthday celebrations in Chennai, displayed political pragmatism. KCR obtained alienated in his combat towards the BJP with Kharge and Stalin sending out a message loud and clear that no coalition meant to successfully tackle the BJP can succeed with out the Congress, he mentioned.

    ALSO READ | Opposition unity ineffective with out us, says Congress

    Some insist that the Rao-led assembly largely spoke about dethroning the BJP-led Central authorities whereas the contributors of the Chennai gathering made a acutely aware push to model the bloc as pro-social justice and ideologically oriented.

    Chennai-based political observer Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan mentioned each groupings needed to see the again of Modi in 2024 however had been confused about who ought to lead. “There is a lot of confusion among the opposition parties on who should lead an alliance. These kinds of confusions and non-cooperation will lead Modi to form his own government for the third time next year,” he mentioned.

    Ramakrishnan indicated that even after the Khammam assembly, nationwide leaders didn’t present curiosity in projecting KCR as a PM candidate, however that Abdullah had even supported the “Stalin for PM” slogan emanating primarily from Tamil Nadu and the DMK chief’s supporters.

    Another political analyst Telakapalli Ravi mentioned Congress was the foremost distinction between the 2 conferences. While the grand outdated get together is a rival of the BRS in Telangana, Stalin gave a decent place to Congress by inviting it to his birthday celebrations in Chennai, he mentioned.

    CHENNAI/HYDERABAD: In a span of two months, leaders of varied political events descended south to affix two anti-BJP gatherings with a watch on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, though the central characters differed quite a bit.

    While Telangana Chief Minister Ok Chandrasekhar Rao has made his nationwide ambitions amply clear, even rechristening his get together to help the method, his Tamil Nadu counterpart M Ok Stalin insists he’s already on the nationwide scene and used his birthday rally on March 1 to not solely strongly pitch for the Congress as a pressure to reckon with within the efforts to dislodge the Narendra Modi-led dispensation on the Centre but additionally sought to shoot down the prospects of a Third Front.

    Rao and Stalin have proved to be regional satraps who can tackle the would possibly of the BJP and each had been seen within the firm of prime nationwide leaders lately.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    If the January 18 assembly convened by Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), the erstwhile Telangana Rashtra Samiti, in Khammam noticed a clarion name for a regime change in New Delhi subsequent yr, the Chennai rally organised to mark Stalin’s seventieth birthday, harped on opposition unity.

     (From L to R) Telangana CM Ok Chandrashekar Rao, CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav, CPI Gen Secy D Raja and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Party’s public assembly, in Khammam, Jan.18, 2023. (ANI Photo)

    While the BRS-led assembly stood decided on the necessity for a change of presidency on the Centre, the audio system on the Chennai occasion underlined the widespread connection of a socialist imaginative and prescient that binds them collectively whereas leaders together with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah batted for Stalin to take up an even bigger nationwide function.

    Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge mentioned his get together and the DMK shared a standard social imaginative and prescient. It is anyone’s guess that the events have set their eyes on making a wealthy harvest of the 40 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

    Incidentally, in 2004, below then DMK chief, the late M Karunanidhi’s management, the alliance gained all 40, giving UPA-I the much-needed numbers to type a authorities below Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

    DMK President and TN CM MK Stalin with opposition leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Farooq Abdullah, Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and DMK senior leaders at a public assembly in Chennai, March 1, 2023. (Photo | PTI)

    Political analyst Ramu Suravajjula mentioned the assembly organised in January by KCR, as Rao is popularly identified, at Khammam was seen because the Telangana Chief Minister’s mega present of energy projecting his nationwide ambitions. However, his political dilemma was on show on the public assembly, Suravajjula opined.

    KCR neither spelt out the BRS agenda nor did he go away a touch about his political mates on the nationwide stage. The visiting leaders, which included Chief Ministers of Kerala and Delhi, Pinarayi Vijayan and Arvind Kejriwal, respectively, moreover CPI prime chief D Raja, additionally didn’t declare KCR as their chief, he mentioned.

    An observer of Tamil Nadu politics mentioned a Third Front might not have its desired affect and identified the bold ‘Makkal Nala Kootani’ (People’s Welfare Front), headed by actor-politician Vijayakant’s DMDK, coming a cropper within the 2016 Assembly polls in that state, even because the AIADMK secured a uncommon successive time period in a detailed combat involving the DMK.

    The DMDK-led alliance included MDMK and the 2 Left events, who at the moment are a part of the DMK-led bloc.

    Suravajjula mentioned, Stalin, throughout his birthday celebrations in Chennai, displayed political pragmatism. KCR obtained alienated in his combat towards the BJP with Kharge and Stalin sending out a message loud and clear that no coalition meant to successfully tackle the BJP can succeed with out the Congress, he mentioned.

    ALSO READ | Opposition unity ineffective with out us, says Congress

    Some insist that the Rao-led assembly largely spoke about dethroning the BJP-led Central authorities whereas the contributors of the Chennai gathering made a acutely aware push to model the bloc as pro-social justice and ideologically oriented.

    Chennai-based political observer Sathyalaya Ramakrishnan mentioned each groupings needed to see the again of Modi in 2024 however had been confused about who ought to lead. “There is a lot of confusion among the opposition parties on who should lead an alliance. These kinds of confusions and non-cooperation will lead Modi to form his own government for the third time next year,” he mentioned.

    Ramakrishnan indicated that even after the Khammam assembly, nationwide leaders didn’t present curiosity in projecting KCR as a PM candidate, however that Abdullah had even supported the “Stalin for PM” slogan emanating primarily from Tamil Nadu and the DMK chief’s supporters.

    Another political analyst Telakapalli Ravi mentioned Congress was the foremost distinction between the 2 conferences. While the grand outdated get together is a rival of the BRS in Telangana, Stalin gave a decent place to Congress by inviting it to his birthday celebrations in Chennai, he mentioned.

  • Centre placing stress on Chhattisgarh Congress by means of companies: Priyanka at plenary

    By PTI

    NAVA RAIPUR: Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday accused the BJP-led Centre of making an attempt to place stress on Chhattisgarh Congress leaders by means of probe companies, an obvious reference to the latest Enforcement Directorate raids in reference to an alleged unlawful coal levy rip-off.

    Such raids had been an assault on the folks of Chhattisgarh and their rights, she stated at a rally in Jora village to mark the conclusion of the eighty fifth plenary session of the Congress right here.

    She stated the Narendra Modi authorities was ignoring the voices of the poor whereas listening to solely its “industrialist friends”.

    Speaking about her maiden go to to Chhattisgarh, Gandhi stated she had heard in regards to the area’s custom and tradition from her grandmother, former prime minister Indira Gandhi, and was now witnessing it first hand.

    “I went to Sirpur (Mahasamund district) on Saturday and saw a Buddha Vihar and a Shiv Temple as well as tribal traditions, which show the togetherness and unity among the people, something that out Constitution believes in,” she stated.

    The Constitution talks about equality and equal rights for all, however whether it is made weak then leaders get the prospect to commit injustice, she stated.

    The media, judiciary and the Parliament shield the Constitution however the (Union) authorities is making an attempt to supress the media and judiciary in addition to voices of the opposition in Parliament, Gandhi alleged.

    “The Congress wants discussions on important issues but Parliament does not even take our (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader Rahul Gandhi) voices on record,” she alleged.

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    Speaking in regards to the latest raids within the state, she stated, “ED and IT (Income Tax department) raids are taking place on our leaders in Chhattisgarh. This is because the (state) government and CM are doing good work and the state is being seen as model across the country. But they (BJP) want to show the (state) government is not good for you,” Gandhi stated.

    The Centre was sending probe companies to Chhattisgarh as they (BJP) know the Congress goes to win once more. Assembly polls are scheduled for the tip of the yr.

    “The ED raid on Congress leaders is not an attack on the Congress party but on the people of Chhattisgarh and their rights,” she asserted.

    Mocking the Centre’s ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ slogan, Gandhi stated the truth of the nation was that the Narendra Modi authorities labored on the precept of ‘mitra ka saath, mitra ka vikas’ (making certain pal’s prosperity/crony capitalism).

    “Farmers in the country are earning Rs 27 per day but a friend of the PM is making Rs 1,600 crore per day. Youths are jobless but airports, ports, railways and PSUs are being handed over to Gautam Adani,” she stated.

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    Attacking the embattled billionaire businessman additional, Gandhi alleged a couple of lakh labourers had dedicated suicide within the final three years, whereas Adani’s wealth had elevated by 13 instances.

    All BJP leaders had been talking in help of Adani, whereas the voices of the poor had been going unheard, she stated. “They talk about sabka saath, sabka vikas, but please see the reality. What is happening is mitra ka saath, mitra ka vikas,” she instructed the gathering whereas asking them to know which occasion works of their favour when in energy.

    NAVA RAIPUR: Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday accused the BJP-led Centre of making an attempt to place stress on Chhattisgarh Congress leaders by means of probe companies, an obvious reference to the latest Enforcement Directorate raids in reference to an alleged unlawful coal levy rip-off.

    Such raids had been an assault on the folks of Chhattisgarh and their rights, she stated at a rally in Jora village to mark the conclusion of the eighty fifth plenary session of the Congress right here.

    She stated the Narendra Modi authorities was ignoring the voices of the poor whereas listening to solely its “industrialist friends”.

    Speaking about her maiden go to to Chhattisgarh, Gandhi stated she had heard in regards to the area’s custom and tradition from her grandmother, former prime minister Indira Gandhi, and was now witnessing it first hand.

    “I went to Sirpur (Mahasamund district) on Saturday and saw a Buddha Vihar and a Shiv Temple as well as tribal traditions, which show the togetherness and unity among the people, something that out Constitution believes in,” she stated.

    The Constitution talks about equality and equal rights for all, however whether it is made weak then leaders get the prospect to commit injustice, she stated.

    The media, judiciary and the Parliament shield the Constitution however the (Union) authorities is making an attempt to supress the media and judiciary in addition to voices of the opposition in Parliament, Gandhi alleged.

    “The Congress wants discussions on important issues but Parliament does not even take our (Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and leader Rahul Gandhi) voices on record,” she alleged.

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    Speaking in regards to the latest raids within the state, she stated, “ED and IT (Income Tax department) raids are taking place on our leaders in Chhattisgarh. This is because the (state) government and CM are doing good work and the state is being seen as model across the country. But they (BJP) want to show the (state) government is not good for you,” Gandhi stated.

    The Centre was sending probe companies to Chhattisgarh as they (BJP) know the Congress goes to win once more. Assembly polls are scheduled for the tip of the yr.

    “The ED raid on Congress leaders is not an attack on the Congress party but on the people of Chhattisgarh and their rights,” she asserted.

    Mocking the Centre’s ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ slogan, Gandhi stated the truth of the nation was that the Narendra Modi authorities labored on the precept of ‘mitra ka saath, mitra ka vikas’ (making certain pal’s prosperity/crony capitalism).

    “Farmers in the country are earning Rs 27 per day but a friend of the PM is making Rs 1,600 crore per day. Youths are jobless but airports, ports, railways and PSUs are being handed over to Gautam Adani,” she stated.

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    Attacking the embattled billionaire businessman additional, Gandhi alleged a couple of lakh labourers had dedicated suicide within the final three years, whereas Adani’s wealth had elevated by 13 instances.

    All BJP leaders had been talking in help of Adani, whereas the voices of the poor had been going unheard, she stated. “They talk about sabka saath, sabka vikas, but please see the reality. What is happening is mitra ka saath, mitra ka vikas,” she instructed the gathering whereas asking them to know which occasion works of their favour when in energy.