CPI on AAP stand: Dismissing any destructive impression of Aam Aadmi Party’s stance after the June 23 Patna assembly, CPI common secretary D Raja stated that it was ‘not a setback’ for the opposition unity and pressured that the ‘small angularities’ on sure points had been being overcome.

“I don’t think it is a setback. In fact, in a way it is positive also, one should take it like that because we are all independent political parties, there can be small angularities on certain issues…but we are overcoming those and we have agreed to come together,” he stated. .

“What I understand is that they were present at the meeting till the very end and due to their travel commitments, they left,” the CPI chief added.

The CPI chief stated that the secular democratic events which have come collectively on a single problem are able to taking a choice on any problem “collectively”.

Raja additionally described West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s participation within the assembly as a ‘optimistic signal’.

“The other follow-up actions will be discussed, we will cross the bridge when it comes,” he stated when requested if the subsequent step could be taken to finalize the seat sharing and formulate a standard agenda.

“We all understand that the country is passing through challenges and the Constitution, democracy, secularism, and diversity of the country are all under attack,” he alleged. Raja stated that every one events have agreed on preventing the elections collectively to defeat the BJP within the subsequent yr’s common elections.

Opposition assembly on June 23

The events on June 23 had determined that they’d take the BJP head-on within the 2024 common elections at a grand assembly at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s opposition residence in Patna. Following no consequence over the Congress’ help to the Centre’s ordinance in opposition to the Delhi authorities, the AAP supremo who additionally attended the assembly left with out attending the press assembly which occurred shortly after the conclusion of the assembly.

The AAP had asserted that it might be troublesome for it to be a part of any such gathering sooner or later until Congress publicly helps it on the ordinance problem.

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Attacking the BJP for dubbing the approaching collectively of the opposition events as ‘opportunistic’, Raja claimed that the occasion has turn out to be determined following the loss in Karnataka Assembly polls just lately.

“The BJP is jittery and with every passing day their desperation is growing. They understand there is discontent across the country which is growing and the Karnataka election results mark the beginning of the defeat of the BJP at the national level. It is out of desperation that they are hurling abuses at the Opposition parties and undermining their efforts,” he claimed.

Raja stated that the face of the opposition for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls was not a problem however the ruling BJP was propping up such points resulting from its concern of the result of subsequent yr’s elections.

‘Political events are mature sufficient’

“Political parties are mature enough. We are discussing collectively, we will be able to discuss collectively who should head the government, right now these are not the issues and why is the BJP discussing such issues which we are not. the BJP and that it is afraid of the outcome of the upcoming elections,” he stated.

He cited the United Front authorities which was shaped within the Nineties to maintain the BJP out of energy and stated that the political events are mature sufficient to determine on the problem of the prime ministerial face.

“One ought to know Indian historical past, when the United Front authorities was shaped within the Nineties, how we had elected HD Deve Gowda and IK Gujral. Leave it to the political events, they’re mature sufficient, they’re working collectively and they’re able to taking a choice on any problem collectively,” he stated.

Asked in regards to the state-wise seat sharing and electoral technique, Raja stated the Opposition events have agreed to return collectively and when they’re close to the elections, they may focus on the technique, making an allowance for the stability of political forces in every state and the best way to pull within the anti-BJP votes.

Raja stated the message to opposition events may be very clear that every one secular democratic outfits should strengthen their unity to place up a robust combat in opposition to the BJP.

(With PTI inputs)

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