No opposition front possible without Congress: Jairam Ramesh India News
New Delhi: No Oppose It is possible to handle the front without BJP Congress And if an alliance is formed for the 2024 general elections, the party will have a central role in it, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said.
However, Ramesh said it was too early to talk about it as the Congress’s first priority was the upcoming elections in Karnataka and the state elections later this year.
Ramesh’s comments came after both Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party said that the two parties would stay away from both the Congress and the BJP, and other regional players ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. indicated a possible interaction with
Asked if the actions of TMC and SP could give a blow to the opposition unity, Ramesh said, “TMC, Samajwadi, people keep meeting, third front, fourth front will continue to form, but it is necessary to have Congress in the opposition. “
He said, “If an opposition alliance is formed, the Congress will play a central role in it. No front is possible without the Congress. But it is too early to talk about it.
First there is the election in Karnataka. After that there are elections in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram.
“This year, we will be fully engaged in the state elections, we will look at the 2024 polls later,” the former Union minister said.
Ramesh stressed that a strong Congress is essential for any opposition alliance, but for now the party’s priority is the Karnataka elections, followed by elections in other states. “Our (party) president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders will work out whatever strategy has to be chalked out and hold talks with parties regarding the 2024 polls,” he said.
However, Ramesh said it was too early to talk about it as the Congress’s first priority was the upcoming elections in Karnataka and the state elections later this year.
Ramesh’s comments came after both Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party said that the two parties would stay away from both the Congress and the BJP, and other regional players ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. indicated a possible interaction with
Asked if the actions of TMC and SP could give a blow to the opposition unity, Ramesh said, “TMC, Samajwadi, people keep meeting, third front, fourth front will continue to form, but it is necessary to have Congress in the opposition. “
He said, “If an opposition alliance is formed, the Congress will play a central role in it. No front is possible without the Congress. But it is too early to talk about it.
First there is the election in Karnataka. After that there are elections in Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram.
“This year, we will be fully engaged in the state elections, we will look at the 2024 polls later,” the former Union minister said.
Ramesh stressed that a strong Congress is essential for any opposition alliance, but for now the party’s priority is the Karnataka elections, followed by elections in other states. “Our (party) president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leaders will work out whatever strategy has to be chalked out and hold talks with parties regarding the 2024 polls,” he said.
