Day After Talk Of New Opposition Front, Akhilesh Yadav's Hint For Congress
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Asked what would be the formula of the proposed opposition front ahead of the general elections, Mr Yadav said it won't be disclosed.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who recently met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata and agreed on a new opposition front sans Congress, today said the grand old party has to decide its own role.
"Congress is a national party, and we are regional parties," he said.
Mr Yadav also hinted that his party would contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Amethi constituency, a former Gandhi family stronghold, which his party hasn't contested from since 1996. BJP leader and union minister Smriti Irani won from Amethi against Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 elections. He said the same for another Gandhi family bastion, Rae Bareli, which Sonia Gandhi represents.
"I was recently in Amethi. Our party helps Congress win elections in these seats, but when there is injustice against Samajwadi Party workers, the Congress doesn't say a word. Our leaders say we should fight elections in these seats. So, when the time comes to decide, we will speak to our party workers and decide," he said.
