BJP has Bakasur-like "greed for power": Maha Cong chief
July 24, 2019 23:25
Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat on Wednesday said the BJP's "greed for power" was like Bakasur, a demon in the Mahabharat who had a huge appetite, as he hit out at the saffron party over the fall of the Congress-JDS government in Karnataka.
He said the BJP is not content with ruling states where it has been voted to power.
Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Thorat said," The BJP's greed for power is like Bakasur. It is in power at the Centre and some states.
"But, it wants to take over states ruled by opposition parties as well. Is the BJP a political party or Bakasur."
The 14-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka headed by H D Kumaraswamy collapsed on Tuesday after losing the vote of confidence in the assembly in a climax to three-week long intense power struggle.
Asked about the possibility of alliance with Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi for the upcoming Maharashtra polls, Thorat said the Congress was of the view that "secular" parties should come together to take on communal forces.
"We are ready to forge an alliance with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi," said Thorat, who recently took over as the Maharashtra Congress president. -- PTI
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