Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said that the opposition front does not seem possible without the Congress. He also said that the face of such an opposition front is a matter of discussion. Talking to reporters after a “long meeting” with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Raut said, “Without Congress the opposition front is not possible. The face of the opposition front can be a matter of discussion.” Rahul Gandhi Will be visiting Mumbai soon. There should be only one opposition front.”
Asked whether Shiv Sena will join the Congress-led UPA, Raut said, “I will first meet Uddhav Thackeray and then we will talk about it.”
Raut’s remarks came in the wake of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s taunt of “no UPA now” after meeting NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
Raut also said that he has asked Rahul Gandhi to take the lead in bringing all opposition parties together to discuss the strategy to take on the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 elections. Asked whether Shiv Sena was trying to resolve differences between Congress and Mamata Banerjee, Raut said,Sharad Pawar (We have NCP leader Sharad Pawar for this).”
The meeting between Raut and Rahul comes amid the party’s emphasis on the importance of the Congress in any opposition front against the BJP, even as the gap between Mamata Banerjee’s TMC and the grand old party is widening. .
Mamata Banerjee had last week met Raut, Shiv Sena leader and state minister Aaditya Thackeray and Pawar in Mumbai. Banerjee said after meeting Pawar that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) no longer exists. Shiv Sena, on the other hand, has said that building a front parallel to the UPA is tantamount to strengthening the BJP.
Raut, whose party shares power with the NCP and the Congress in Maharashtra, had on Sunday claimed that “it seems Banerjee is considering leaving the Congress for something new”. Refuting Mamata’s recent comments, the Shiv Sena wrote in an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece face while it was true that Mamata Banerjee Destroyed Congress, Left and BJP in West Bengal, but keeping Congress away from national politics would be tantamount to strengthening the existing forces.
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