New Delhi/Kolkata, December 2
Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying the position represented by the Congress is important, but his leadership is not a “divine right of an individual”, especially after it lost 90 per cent of elections in the last 10 years. Be. ,
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks that there is no UPA anymore, Kishor, who has previously been political advisor to various parties, also called for democratically electing the opposition leadership.
His remarks drew sharp reactions from the Congress and party spokesperson Pawan Khera said on Twitter, “The person being discussed here is doing his godly duty to fight and save Indian democracy from the RSS.” Is.
“A professional without ideological commitment is free to advise parties/individuals on how to contest elections, but he cannot set the agenda of our politics.”
Congress leader Kapil Sibal, a prominent member of the ‘Group of 23’, also called for opposition unity and said that without Congress the UPA would be a body without soul.
Kishor had tweeted, “The idea and space that the Congress represents is crucial for a strong opposition. But the leadership of the Congress is not a divine right of an individual, especially when the party has polled more than 90% in the last 10 years.” You’ve lost.”
“Let the opposition leadership decide democratically,” he said.
Kishor and his I-PAC team have been working for the Trinamool Congress since the assembly elections in West Bengal and working on formulating a strategy for the party’s expansion at the national level.
His remarks come at a time when the TMC has made a conscious effort not to follow the Congress’s leadership of the opposition in Parliament and has questioned the party’s ability to take on the BJP.
A few months back, Kishor had held talks with the Congress leadership about his possible joining the party. He had also met former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and there was a serious talk about his entry in the old party, but things did not work out.
Kishor had also hit out at the Congress two months ago, saying those looking for a quick revival of the opposition, led by the oldest party after the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, are in great despair as there is no quick solution. “Deep Roots”. PTI