One more political front 'federal front'- Nitish Kumar, Devegowda, Mulayam & 14 regional parties come togather
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has taken the batten to start an "elected front" of 14 regional parties to take on Congress and BJP in the coming Lok Sabha polls and begun talks with Samajwadi Party head Mulayam Singh Yadav and Jd(s) head and Ex-PM H D Deve Gowda.
A gathering of top leaders of these 14 parties has been called in Delhi on February 5 to talk about "a united stand" against the Congress-headed UPA government, particularly against any populist moves it may take to charm voters throughout the Parliament session called to pass the vote on account.
This gathering is to be accompanied by Nitish Kumar’s mentor, Jd(u) president Sharad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav and H D Devegowda in Delhi either on February 9 or 10 to examine the formal state of the yet to be named front.
" 14 regional parties have already met once on October 28 last year. The Congress, which has hit a low because of the economic mess and corruption charges, is not able to counter Narendra Modi. It is on us to take on both the BJP and the Congress," Jd(u) Rajya Sabha MP and representative K C Tyagi told The Indian Express.
The Samajwadi Party's national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav said his party is in chats with similar common parties, incorporating Jd(u) to join a non-Congress and non-BJP union for the Lok Sabha polls. " I cannot commit on how much time it will take to formalise this alliance. But it is a well known fact that we are in serious dialogue and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is part of it," Ramgopal Yadav told The Indian Express.
" In fact the seeds had germinated when 14 parties, which included Nitish Kumar, Left parties and others met at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi in October last year. There, we had broadly agreed to form a non-Congress, non-BJP front," he stated, including that the key players were conversing with one another since.
" It will take shape but I still cannot comment on a final date. At times Nitishji also talks directly with Netaji (Mulayam)," he stated. Ramgopal added that the SP had framed a front called Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha, which incorporated the CPI, CPM, Jd(u) and Jd(s), and contested Assembly polls in Rajasthan a last year.
" Left parties have taken the initiative to cobble together a block of parties. I am not sure of calling it a third or fourth front but we support the idea of such a block of parties coming up," Kumar told columnists on the sidelines of a function. He said a few parties which were a piece of the defunct Janata Dal have been conversing with one another. " We are talking of federating, not merger. One may call it an understanding between parties in pre-poll situation to oppose the Congress and BJP," Kumar stated.
The Jd(u's) Tyagi stated the planned gathering of the 14 parties before the Parliament session had been called to take an "ideological stand" against the Congress also. " We apprehend that the Congress will announce some populist measures in the name of seeing through the vote on account. Although we may not oppose the vote on account, we are likely to thwart any populist move by the beleaguered Congress," Tyagi added.
He said that he had been asked to work with Ramgopal Yadav and CPM guide Sitaram Yechuri to unite whatever number of parties as would be prudent that are intrigued by keeping separation from the Congress and the BJP. Tyagi additionally alluded to the likelihood of a prepoll organization together between the JD (U), CPI and CPM in Bihar.
In spite of the fact that Nitish Kumar has been dismissive of pre-poll surveys, leaders of regional parties were taking heart from the fact that these reviews foresee regional parties will draw near to 40% of the vote. " If we get together and even campaign for each other, there are all chances of regional parties getting over 140 seats – a good enough number to stop the BJP from coming to power," Tyagi commented, including that the Jd(u) additionally wants to get the support of the BJD, AIADMK and TMC. Ramgopal, notwithstanding, unmitigatedly discounted the likelihood of Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav being a piece of the front. " Lalu Yadav was not with us earlier also and he is not with us even today," he stated.
A gathering of top leaders of these 14 parties has been called in Delhi on February 5 to talk about "a united stand" against the Congress-headed UPA government, particularly against any populist moves it may take to charm voters throughout the Parliament session called to pass the vote on account.
This gathering is to be accompanied by Nitish Kumar’s mentor, Jd(u) president Sharad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav and H D Devegowda in Delhi either on February 9 or 10 to examine the formal state of the yet to be named front.
" 14 regional parties have already met once on October 28 last year. The Congress, which has hit a low because of the economic mess and corruption charges, is not able to counter Narendra Modi. It is on us to take on both the BJP and the Congress," Jd(u) Rajya Sabha MP and representative K C Tyagi told The Indian Express.
The Samajwadi Party's national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav said his party is in chats with similar common parties, incorporating Jd(u) to join a non-Congress and non-BJP union for the Lok Sabha polls. " I cannot commit on how much time it will take to formalise this alliance. But it is a well known fact that we are in serious dialogue and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is part of it," Ramgopal Yadav told The Indian Express.
" In fact the seeds had germinated when 14 parties, which included Nitish Kumar, Left parties and others met at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi in October last year. There, we had broadly agreed to form a non-Congress, non-BJP front," he stated, including that the key players were conversing with one another since.
" It will take shape but I still cannot comment on a final date. At times Nitishji also talks directly with Netaji (Mulayam)," he stated. Ramgopal added that the SP had framed a front called Rashtriya Loktantrik Morcha, which incorporated the CPI, CPM, Jd(u) and Jd(s), and contested Assembly polls in Rajasthan a last year.
" Left parties have taken the initiative to cobble together a block of parties. I am not sure of calling it a third or fourth front but we support the idea of such a block of parties coming up," Kumar told columnists on the sidelines of a function. He said a few parties which were a piece of the defunct Janata Dal have been conversing with one another. " We are talking of federating, not merger. One may call it an understanding between parties in pre-poll situation to oppose the Congress and BJP," Kumar stated.
The Jd(u's) Tyagi stated the planned gathering of the 14 parties before the Parliament session had been called to take an "ideological stand" against the Congress also. " We apprehend that the Congress will announce some populist measures in the name of seeing through the vote on account. Although we may not oppose the vote on account, we are likely to thwart any populist move by the beleaguered Congress," Tyagi added.
He said that he had been asked to work with Ramgopal Yadav and CPM guide Sitaram Yechuri to unite whatever number of parties as would be prudent that are intrigued by keeping separation from the Congress and the BJP. Tyagi additionally alluded to the likelihood of a prepoll organization together between the JD (U), CPI and CPM in Bihar.
In spite of the fact that Nitish Kumar has been dismissive of pre-poll surveys, leaders of regional parties were taking heart from the fact that these reviews foresee regional parties will draw near to 40% of the vote. " If we get together and even campaign for each other, there are all chances of regional parties getting over 140 seats – a good enough number to stop the BJP from coming to power," Tyagi commented, including that the Jd(u) additionally wants to get the support of the BJD, AIADMK and TMC. Ramgopal, notwithstanding, unmitigatedly discounted the likelihood of Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav being a piece of the front. " Lalu Yadav was not with us earlier also and he is not with us even today," he stated.
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