TMC fits role of pan-India opposition: Sangma
The Hindu
‘Congress failed to play effective role in Meghalaya’
Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said the need for a pan-India alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made (TMC).
He also said Congress was failing to play its role as the main Opposition party in the country and people were beginning to believe it was weakening.
“Democracy needs an Opposition that can effectively take the party or coalition in power head-on. We looked at available options and reached out to people and friends. We tried to understand the pulse of the people and it said there is a need for a strong pan-India alternative political party,” Mr Sangma told journalists in Meghalaya capital Shillong .
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