Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was a wrong move by then Congress government at the Centre, says Chinta Mohan

‘Despite that setback, the party will come back to power both at the Centre and in the State in the 2024 elections’

Admitting that bifurcation of the State by the then Congress government at the Centre was a wrong move, Congress leader Chinta Mohan said, “Despite that setback, the Congress will come back to power both at the Centre and in the State in the 2024 elections.”

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said, “Bifurcation of the State was a ‘human error’ and humans do make mistakes. But now, nine years have gone by post bifurcation and things are different. We are living in a dark age and people will opt for Congress, believing in the adage ‘Old is Gold’.”

According to Dr. Mohan, today both the Union and the State Governments have failed to address the basic issue of poverty in the country. “It is on the rise and the governments have failed to control the price spiral and provide essentials at a cheaper price, pushing the common man into a hapless situation,” he said.

Only a Congress government could address the issue and this would be the party’s poll plank, he said.

According to him, Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ was evoking a positive response across India and this would also help in bringing back Congress to power.

Referring to the question that there were no strong leaders in the Congress, he said, “We had faced a similar situation in the 1980 general elections, but we bounced back strongly. There is no shortage of leaders, everything will fall in place, as the time comes.”

Dr. Chinta Mohan said the situation in Andhra Pradesh was very precarious and the State had already entered the ‘darkest hour’ under the Jagan Mohan Reddy rule.