INDIA bloc lacks unanimous leadership, will fail in elections, says Fadnavis
The Hindu
INDIA alliance lacks unanimous leadership, with prominent members not ready to accept each other's leadership. BJP's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in MP ahead of polls. INDIA alliance won't benefit from double the number of prominent leaders than parties. Mamata Banerjee & Akhilesh Yadav campaigning in each other's state won't help. Udhayanidhi Stalin's remarks on Sanatana Dharma condemned. Sonia Gandhi's 6 electoral "guarantees" to Telangana voters misleading. Rahul Gandhi's statements not taken seriously as he forgets by evening. BJP leader Fadnavis says Sanatana Dharma will never be destroyed.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the opposition INDIA alliance against the BJP will not succeed in elections as it lacks unanimous leadership.
He said top figures of prominent INDIA bloc members are not ready to accept leadership of any one individual from other constituents.
"The (prominent) leaders of parties in the INDIA alliance are not ready to accept the leadership of other parties (of the bloc) and hence they are making statements against each other every day," Mr. Fadnavis told reporters in Indore.
The BJP leader was in Madhya Pradesh to take part in the saffron outfit's 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' (March for People's Blessings) taken out ahead of the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh.
"The number of prominent leaders in the INDIA alliance is double than the number of political parties which are part of the bloc. Most parties in the alliance do not exist beyond their home state. In such a situation, even if these parties contest elections unitedly, it is not going to yield any positive result,” the deputy chief minister said.
Citing an example, Mr. Fadnavis asserted the INDIA alliance, which has more than two dozen members, is not going to benefit in terms of garnering votes if West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav campaign in each other's state.
Reacting to DMK leader and Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's controversial remarks on Sanatana Dharma, Mr. Fadnavis said, "Although no one in the country should speak against another person's religion, but if you speak against Islam and Christianity, there will be a huge ruckus.” "Those who speak against Sanatana Dharma are calling themselves secular. There is no bigger foolishness than this,” he remarked.
Amol Palekar advocates against pre-censorship in films and theatre, urging the government to protect artists' freedom of expression.
BJP legislators demand release of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, threatening protests and border blockade if demands not met.
Odisha loses 790 elephants in a decade, with electrocution as the leading cause of unnatural deaths.
ASI issues notice to halt construction at Arya Akshobhya Teertha Mutt near Rameshwara temple in Shivamogga.
Madurai High Court orders removal of encroachments along Madurai-Dindigul highway, Corporation and Highways Department officials conduct joint operation.
Maharashtra Congress chief initiates signature campaign for return of ballot papers, sparking nationwide debate on EVMs.
Udupi Deputy Commissioner K. Vidyakumari on Wednesday directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to undertake periodical maintenance of NH66 without giving room for complaints.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw updates Lok Sabha on Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. shareholding, Goa willing to relinquish.
One dies, eight hospitalised after inhaling HCL fumes at pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. About 400 litres of HCL leaked from the reactor-cum-receiver tank at Unit-III of the company, which affected nine workers, says Collector. While the condition of six of them is stable, two are on ventilator support. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directs authorities to provide advanced treatment to the victims. Home Minister Anitha expresses anger over repeated such incidents.
Parents and social workers in Thoothukudi request new Anganwadi buildings due to unsafe conditions in current rental buildings.
Delta districts face heavy rainfall, prompting coordinated efforts to mitigate damages, with NDRF teams deployed for rescue operations.