Talking on the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and the rising assist for the BJP, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday stated there should not be any elections if the BJP’s win is a ‘accomplished deal’.
“Folks must vote, I can’t communicate for the entire nation, however I feel there are locations the place the Congress will win. Whether or not it might be sufficient to type a authorities is one thing I can’t say,” Chidambaram stated, whereas talking for the India As we speak Conclave 2024.
His remarks got here on a query of whether or not the Congress nonetheless has an opportunity in opposition to the BJP, within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
“However let’s assume that the BJP types the federal government, and we might be in Opposition, however the Opposition additionally issues,” he stated.
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The previous Finance Minister additionally commented on the previous data and the Congress’s downfall, saying, “Sure, the BJP has been in a position to entice extra votes, which is why it wins. However the query is, if the Congress can recuperate and win extra votes. I feel we will win greater than the final time in Karnataka, Telangana, and Haryana, however I can’t make a prediction concerning the north Indian Hindi-speaking states.”
WHAT CHIDAMBARAM SAID ON ‘ANTI-MODI’ NARRATIVE
Responding to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s comment that ‘two-third is due to what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accomplished, and the Opposition has no narrative aside from the anti-Modism, Chidambaram stated, “As a result of the honourable Finance Minister turns a blind eye to information.”
“The Oxfam January 2024 report says 50 per cent of the inhabitants holds three per cent of the nationwide property, and shares 13 per cent of the nationwide revenue, whereas in keeping with the federal government, solely 5 per cent of Indians are poor,” he stated.
“There may be huge poverty and the unemployment charge is excessive,” Chidambaram highlighted, including, “If you happen to flip a blind eye in the direction of such information, you’ll in fact say that each one is effectively with the world.”
“If the Hindutva wave is sweeping throughout Hindi-speaking northern India, they may vote accordingly, however you should have such issues unattended and other people will undergo,” Chidambaram stated.
The India As we speak Conclave 2024, on Friday and Saturday, will convey collectively visionaries, leaders, and luminaries from throughout the globe below one roof to delve into the essence of ‘Model Bharat: An Assertive Nation in an Unsure World’.
CHIDAMBARAM SPEAKS ON WHAT IS CONGRESS’S PLAN FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
“Look ahead to our manifesto,” the previous Finance Minister stated, on being requested about how the Congress get together plans to go concerning the unemployment disaster within the nation if it involves energy.