Let Cong lead Opposition alliance: Sharad Pawar

February 22, 2023 16:30

Reacting to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remark that a Congress-led alliance would come to power at the Centre after 2024 elections, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that his party accepts Congress' leadership.

"Congress is a big party, let them lead. We accept Congress' leadership," Pawar said at a press briefing in Mumbai.

On Tuesday, Congress president said that a Congress-led alliance will form the government in the Centre in 2024.

"The alliance government will come to the Centre in 2024 and Congress will lead," he said during a public gathering in poll-bound Nagaland's Chumoukedima, adding that talks are going on with other parties.

He also launched a fierce attack on BJP by saying that the party, which preaches about upholding democracy and the Constitution, resorts to undemocratic ploys to bring down elected governments.

"Let 100 Modis and Shahs come, we will never drift from the path of democracy and principles enshrined in the Constitution," he added.

He also claimed that BJP destabilised 6-7 Opposition-ruled states and came to power through the back door after luring MLAs from rival parties.

"The Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka had full majority until they [BJP] purchased 17-18 MLAs, forcing them to resign and eventually they came to power. Be it Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand, they employed the same tactic everywhere to bring down democratically elected governments," the Congress national president said. -- ANI

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

LIVE! What PM said on Nehru's birth anniversary today

Exclusive! Adani Wasn't There At Meeting: Ajit Pawar

'That was my mistake.''Gautam Adani was not involved in forming the Maharashtra government.''Adani was not there in the meeting.''The meeting was at his guest house and we were sitting in his guest house.'

1st Hindu Congresswoman named US intelligence head

A four-term Congresswoman, 2020 presidential candidate and NYT bestselling author, Gabbard is a veteran with three deployments to war zones in the Middle East and Africa. She recently moved from being a Democrat to a Republican member.

In 1st, brother-sister command warships in Indian Navy

Both the brother and sister duo are commanding their warships under the Western Command.

A Thackeray Bahu Steps Out To Campaign

'When I see people's faces I can see that there is a certain sadness in their eyes which makes me unhappy as a person.''I want to see people happy in their lives.'