DimapurCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday announced that the Congress is in talks with other opposition parties and will lead an opposition alliance “to power at the Center in 2024”.
The statement comes days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is heading the coalition government of which the Congress is a part. Asked It will play a leading role in effecting opposition unity. Kumar later in the queue A mahagathbandhan meeting in Bihar on 25 February, at exactly the same time when the Congress is holding its plenary meeting in Raipur.
“This country will not be ruled by an autocrat who dictates to the people. In 2024 (parliamentary elections), the Congress will lead a coalition government at the Centre. We are talking with others and the leadership of the Congress how to win 2024 Will do. That’s why BJP will lose its majority and we will get majority and we will follow the constitution. Let 100 Modi come.’
Public meeting organized in support of the Congress candidates contesting the Nagaland Assembly elections this month.
The Congress has fielded 23 candidates for the 60-member assembly. elections are being held for 59 because one person has already elected unopposed, Voting is to be held on February 27. The Congress currently has no seats in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly and was reduced to a vote share of only two percent (in the 2018 assembly elections).
The atmosphere of the meeting was subdued even before the arrival of Kharge and slogans of “Congress” such measures (If there is Congress then there is a way)” was met with a muted response.
Later, Kharge challenged BJP leaders to walk “just 100 km in Nagaland” as compared to “3,700 km”. Which Rahul Gandhi covered during the Bharat Jodo tour that ended last month, and then introduced the reasons why the Congress wants to set up a joint parliamentary committee on the Hindenburg allegations against the Adani group, the chairs are fast emptying. Started happening American short-seller Hindenburg Research has said this in a report alleged Corporate malpractice, stock price manipulation and fraud by businessman Gautam Adani’s company.
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call for naga pride
The Congress meeting in Difuhar village began with Christian prayers – nearly 90 per cent of the state’s population is Christian, according to 2011 census figures.
He said, “There is no need for a state which has 95 per cent Christian population to vote for a party which is persecuting Christians. The party which is persecuting Christians across the country. If there is true democracy in Nagaland, there is no reason for any one of the 23 Congress candidates in the state to lose,” said state Congress president K. Theri said in his address.
Other speakers also referred to the issue of alleged persecution of Christians, with former chief minister KL Chishi urging Kharge to take up the church council’s concerns with the prime minister.
Kharge in his speech mentioned that the Naga political issue remains unresolved, despite Prime Minister Modi’s claims that the solution lies in the Framework Agreement (Naga Peace Accord of 2015). Talks have taken place between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India. Entered In its 26th year, the peace process is stuck over the organization’s demand for a separate Naga national flag and constitution in recognition of “more than 70 years of Naga history”.
The Congress president also allayed apprehensions expressed by party leaders that Article 371 of the Constitution, which grants special status to several states, including Nagaland, would be abrogated. “They (the central government) will have to do this with eight states,” Kharge said. He promised that the Congress party would not allow this to happen.
Many in the audience were from families of traditional Congress supporters, but few had any doubts about the outcome of the election.
“My family has always been with the Congress, but this time it will be the BJP-NDPP (Regional, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party), Government in the state. Kharge was good but won’t Rahul Gandhi come?” asked Munim Chowdhary, who works as a driver.
Kharge made several promises to the state, including Rs 3,000 old age pension scheme and zero interest education loan. Perhaps addressing the concern in the minds of many of his listeners as to how a party contesting 23 seats would form a government in a state with a 60-member assembly, he ended the speech by saying “a coalition when we form the (state) government”. .
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