Stumbling ‘Bloc’: As Oppn Meets, Has Rahul Gandhi Alienated INDIA Allies With His Remarks?
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Leaders of the INDIA bloc held a digital assembly on Saturday to cement their technique for the monsoon session of Parliament that begins on Monday
Leaders of the INDIA bloc maintain a digital assembly to strategise forward of the monsoon session of Parliament. (Picture: X/@Jairam_Ramesh)
Twenty-four opposition events met as a part of an INDIA bloc assembly, the primary such gathering for the reason that 2024 Lok Sabha ballot outcomes. Every occasion had a grievance with the federal government, and their widespread demand introduced them collectively in the identical digital area. The Aam Aadmi Social gathering was absent, although.
The camaraderie was evident because the events united behind a typical demand—that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make clear on the Bihar SIR voter checklist evaluate and US President Donald Trump’s declare that he brokered the current ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
Nonetheless, the camaraderie can not conceal the underlying disgruntlement. Extra importantly, the query arises: has Rahul Gandhi, together with his feedback, harm the alliance? First, AAP was upset with the Congress’s technique throughout the Delhi polls, the place Rahul Gandhi attacked Arvind Kejriwal over the “Sheesh Mahal” and “liquor rip-off” points. AAP blames Congress for its defeat by the BJP in Delhi. And forward of the Punjab and even Gujarat polls, Kejriwal’s occasion needs to grab Congress’s area.
Whereas the Left events, CPI(M) and CPI, attended the assembly, their anger with the Congress and Rahul Gandhi was evident. In Kerala’s Kannur, Rahul had attacked the Left and said that the Congress’s battle was in opposition to each the RSS and the CPI(M). This was Rahul Gandhi’s aggression forward of the 2026 Kerala polls, however the CPI(M) noticed it as being equated with the RSS.
The CPI(M) issued an announcement saying, “In his absurd and condemnable remark equating the RSS and CPI(M), Rahul Gandhi forgets who’s combating the RSS in Kerala. In Kerala, Congress and RSS proceed to echo one another in expressing anti-communist sentiments. As quickly as Rahul Gandhi enters Kerala, he speaks that language too.”
The Left has been a loyal ally of the Congress even supposing the 2 are adversaries in Kerala. However to date, Rahul Gandhi had shunned such harsh phrases. Left sources say that, if he needed, he might assault the federal government on financial improvement, however to talk just like the BJP is unfair. In truth, many inside the Congress who’ve accused Rahul Gandhi of being below the Left’s affect had been stunned and dismayed by this assault. They really feel Rahul Gandhi, because the chief of the opposition within the Lok Sabha, should be certain that the India bloc stands united inside Parliament. This remark, many really feel, would solely harm a present of energy contained in the Home, which is his accountability as LoP.
The Trinamool Congress could have been chastened by the Congress’s delicate stance on the RG Kar Hospital and regulation scholar rape points, however the belief issue between the 2 stays low because the Left continues to be the Congress’s ally in Bengal.
So, has Rahul Gandhi sacrificed the bloc for his private views and politics?
Pallavi Ghosh has coated politics and Parliament for 15 years, and has reported extensively on Congress, UPA-I and UPA-II, and has now included the Finance Ministry and Niti Aayog in her reportage. She has als…Learn Extra
Pallavi Ghosh has coated politics and Parliament for 15 years, and has reported extensively on Congress, UPA-I and UPA-II, and has now included the Finance Ministry and Niti Aayog in her reportage. She has als… Learn Extra
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