Going with Sena will bury Cong in Maha: Nirupam
November 21, 2019 13:24
At a time when Congress-NCP seems to move ahead towards forming the government with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam stoked a note of caution for his party saying that partnering at third position in a Shiv Sena-led government is like 'burying' Congress in the state.
To emphasise his point, Nirupam drew parallels with Congress forging an alliance with BSP in Uttar Pradesh years ago, pointing out that the "party has not been able to revive" after that.
"Years ago, Congress had committed a mistake in Uttar Pradesh by forging an alliance with BSP. After that, it was beaten in such manner that it has not been able to revive till date. We are repeating the same mistake in Maharashtra. Being at the third position in Shiv Sena's government is nothing short of burying Congress in the state. It would be better if Congress President doesn't come under any pressure," he tweeted.
"I would request the Congress MLAs of Maharashtra not to put pressure on the top leadership for forging an alliance with Shiv Sena and rather sit in Opposition. The government formed would be highly unstable with no future," said Nirupam while talking to ANI.
Congress Working Committee (CWC) met in the national capital on Thursday to discuss the issue of government formation in Maharashtra.A meeting of Congress and Nationalist Congress Party leaders was also held at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence on Wednesday over the same.
Leaders from both the parties were present including Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal, Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh, and Supriya Sule among others.Maharashtra came under President's Rule after all the parties failed to form a government in the state. -- ANI
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