Parties will not be comfortable in joining hands with BJP, no reason for me to change approach: RLD's Jayant Chaudhary
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on Monday said parties would not be comfortable joining hands with the BJP which, he alleged, is «very effective» at steam-rolling dissenting voices. Singh, who is part of the opposition group INDIA, said he does not see any reason to change his approach heading towards the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
In an interview with PTI ahead of the crucial meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in Mumbai, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader also said the Congress has a «big role» going forward as it is a «well-understood brand» with many people across the country voting for the party for a long time.
After the Mumbai meeting, there will be no more «conjecture» on Uttar Pradesh or the shape of the alliance and people will be more confident about INDIA, he said.
Chaudhary hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for calling the 26-party opposition alliance 'Ghamandia', saying if any leader who has a majority and has had two terms attacks his opposition like this, «it betrays a lack of confidence, jittery nerves and also a basic undemocratic nature».
«In a democracy, you will always have people who come and oppose you, ask questions, fight elections, they are not your sworn enemies that you give them names like that.
It is demeaning not for us, we have gotten used to the barbs. It is demeaning to voters who voted for us in the past and may vote for us in the future,» the Rajya Sabha MP said.
Asked about the talk that the BJP was reaching out to him and his party may consider a switch to the NDA, Chaudhary termed it as «conjecture».
«I think the BJP likes to portray, its current leadership likes to portray, that they are very large-hearted and they want to embrace
