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‘Congress should not have formed govt in 2009’
‘Congress should not have formed govt in 2009’, General Elections, Janardan Dwivedi, Rahul gandhi. Janardan said at the same time "this kind of anarchy" cannot create an "ideal system".
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New Delhi: Facing one of the most difficult elections ahead, a senior Congress leader has now raised questions over whether it was prudent for the party to have headed the UPA II government after the 2009 polls.
Though he admits that alliances are a compulsion, he feels that Congress should have sat in the Opposition after the last General Elections so that it could be in a position to form a government on its own after the coming polls.
"It would have been better that in 2009 after getting more support from the people than in 2004, the Congress should have called it quits so that someone else could have formed the government. Congress could have played the role of a healthy opposition," Congress General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said in an interview.
Describing the emergence of AAP as a "warning and a challenge", a senior Congress leader said it reflected the anger of the people towards the system and major parties.
Janardan said at the same time "this kind of anarchy" cannot create an "ideal system".
Cautioning that one who strays in politics is negated by people, he said the victory of AAP in Delhi is not the victory of any party, leave aside ideology.
"Those who have won here have no ideology. They have won because of the discontent among people. This is the victory of the anger of the people towards the major parties.
In an apparent attack on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, he said it was a "pity" that through "arm-twisting", a leader of a state had forced his leadership in BJP on others.
Rahul Gandhi's experiment of choosing Congress candidates for Lok Sabha polls in over 15 seats with direct feedback on the lines of US primaries will continue notwithstanding some initial hiccups, a Congress functionary indicated.
AICC Communication Department Chairman Ajay Maken also downplayed the recent decision by the party to drop two such constituencies Chandni Chowk and North West Delhi represented Union Ministers Kapil Sibal and Krishna Tirath from the list of primaries after their reservations.
Exhorting Congress workers to take the Lok Sabha polls as a "Kurukshetra war" to safeguard the national values and heritage, Defence Minister A K Antony said the victory of the opponent would imperil these cherished ideals.
"The coming Lok Sabha polls is a Kuruskshetra war. Victory of the Congress is inevitable. This is not just for the party to retain power. It is essential to safeguard the national values and heritage," he said.
