New Delhi:
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said there was no clarity on the leadership or agenda of the Indian alliance and that the opposition coalition, formed only for last year’s parliamentary elections, needed to be dissolved.
The Nationalist Congress leader was responding to a question regarding the Delhi Assembly polls, where there is a three-way contest between AAP, BJP and Congress. Interestingly, AAP and Congress had partnered in the Lok Sabha elections a few months ago.
#Watch | Jammu: J&K CM Omar Abdullah says, “…we have nothing to do with Delhi elections, so we cannot say anything about what is happening in Delhi.” Hmm…As far as I remember, there was no deadline for the Indian Alliance. Unfortunately, no Indian Alliance conference was held… pic.twitter.com/u9w9FazeJG
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“We have nothing to do with the Delhi elections so we can’t say anything about this. AAP, Congress and other parties on the ground have to decide how to fight the BJP …As far as I remember, there was no deadline for elections.”Unfortunately, the Indian Alliance Congress has not been held, so there is no clarity about the leadership, the agenda, or our (Indian Bloc) presence. Not … it is necessary to dissolve the alliance just for parliamentary elections …, ” Mr. Abdullah told news agency ANI in response to a question on Delhi elections and Indian alliance.
Over the past few weeks, AAP and Congress leaders have targeted each other in a campaign for capital competition. While Congress leaders have accused Arvind Kejriwal’s party of corruption and poor governance, AAP has alleged that the Congress is aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Questions about the future of the Indian bloc and its leadership emerged in the months following the general elections, when opposition parties made significant strides.
Questions have also been raised about whether the main opposition party should lead the Indian bloc after the Congress suffered a setback in the polls. Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has offered to lead the bloc if the opportunity arises, and multiple partners are backing her.
Earlier, Abdullah said Congress should not take leadership for granted. “The fact that by virtue of being the single largest party in Parliament and having opposition leaders in both Sabah and Rajya Sabha, they have a pan-India footprint that no other party can claim. They are natural rebel leaders,” Abdullah said. “But there is a sense of unease among some of our allies because they feel Congress is not doing enough to justify it, get it, or preserve it.” There is. “That might be something Congress wants to consider,” he said.
