Cracks in 'Opposition force'? TMC claims Congress ignored Mamata Banerjee's proposal

Trinamool Congress' Kunal ghosh has alleged that inspite of efforts of party supremo Mamata Banerjee's attempts to keep opposition toger to oust BJP from power in 2024 elections, Congress ignored idea in its bid to go solo. He said that TMC chief Mamata Banerjee h batted for coordination between opposition parties and a joint programme in or states but Congress 'did not respond to it' in its attempt to 'move alone'.

Notably, Congress organised its Bharat Jodo Yatra and or opposition parties recently under leership of Bharat Rashtra Samithi's (BRS) K Chandrasekar Rao came toger in Khammam and dressed a joint rally. 

'y are trying to move alone'

"WB CM proposed that re should be a coordination team between Opposition parties and a joint program in or states, especially in BJP-ruled states, but Congress didn't respond (to it). y're trying to move alone," TMC’s Kunal Ghosh alleged while remarking on party's follow-up campaign to Bharat Jodo Yatra, named as 'Haath se Haath jodo'.

Stating Congress has failed repeatedly during elections since past many years he suggested, "Congress has failed in many state polls and in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha polls. So scientific methodological Opposition mechanism should be me according to WB CM Mamata Banerjee's proposal. Hope Congress understands this."

Opposition congregate has some names missing

This comes at a time when political parties are strategising for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in 2024. BRS in a first major rally post renaming of party and announcing it’s a national party, organised a joint rally with opposition names such as Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Ami Party chief Arvind Kejriwal who is also seen to be in fray among Opposition leers in race to top post, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Samajwi Party chief Akhilesh Yav and CPI general secretary D Raja.

However, some important names were not present during rally, such as Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Kumar on January 19 said as he was ‘busy with some or work’, and he wasn’t aware about KCR rally in Khammam. Later in a statement, he termed KCR’s rally as a ‘rally of party’.

key ally of Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Tejashwi Yav was also absent in rally. Notably, KCR was hosted by him in 2022 in Patna, where both held long deliberations on opposition unity. 

absence of both Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yav can be seen as emergence of cracks in opposition unity. This comes days after Bihar CM Nitish has stated he has ‘no problem’ with Rahul Gandhi as Prime Ministerial candidate in 2024.

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