INDIA bloc strong despite Nitish Kumar's exit, seat sharing to be finalised soon, says Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the opposition INDIA bloc is strong and all constituents will soon finalise seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a press conference in Barpali village in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, he said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) as well as the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) quitting the Congress-led bloc will not have any impact.
"INDIA alliance is strong. Nitish ji has done volte-face and RLD is trying to do the same. There were 28 parties in the alliance and two have left. However, discussion is underway with AAP, DMK, NCP, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Mamta Banerjee ji over seat sharing (for Lok Sabha polls)," he said.
«We are strong and soon seat sharing in different states will be given a final touch,» he added. Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ramesh said the former spoke about 'one nation, one tax' and 'one nation, one election' but in reality it has become about «one nation, one company» in the last 10 years (of NDA rule).
The Congress and Rahul Gandhi are raising their voice against this capitalism through the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', he said, adding that inflating was rising while the unemployment rate was the highest in the last 45 years.
«In Bastar (during Assembly poll campaigning), the PM said NMDC's steel plant will not be privatised but he has been engaged in selling for the last three years. Former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel had exposed it. In this way, all economic policies are being adopted to
