AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal on Friday welcomed the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and joined the opposition group in Assam to defeat the ruling BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from the Congress and Mamata Banerjee-led TMC. urged.
Ajmal, Lok Sabha MP from Dhubri constituency, stated Kumar and the leaders of the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ would go to Assam subsequent month to discover the chances of increasing the group. Congress is a part of ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in Bihar.
“When they come, I hope Congress (in Assam) and Mamata Banerjee will join the ‘Mahagathbandhan’,” he stated. Our frequent enemy is BJP and collectively we will defeat them in 2024.
Ajmal sought a re-alignment together with his former ally Congress for the Panchayat and Lok Sabha elections in Assam to defeat their “common enemy BJP”.
“Unless we are united, we cannot defeat the BJP. So, let us join hands again to defeat the BJP.”
Reacting to Ajmal’s proposal, Assam Congress President Bhupen Kumar Bora stated that no such alliance between the 2 opposition events will occur once more in future.
“We have always been saying that the AIUDF is equally communal like the BJP. We will tie up with the people of Dhubri, but not with a trader,” he stated, referring to Ajmal’s fragrance enterprise.
Interestingly, the Congress began the ‘Bharat Jodi Yatra’ on November 1 from Dhubri district, Ajmal’s house area in Assam, and plans to cowl a distance of 834 km within the subsequent 70 days.
Bora additional stated, “If there is an alliance between Congress and AIUDF, I will not be the state Congress president.” Ahead of the Assam Assembly elections in 2021, the Congress had shaped a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ with AIUDF, BPF, CPI (M), CPI, CPI (ML), Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM), RJD, Adivasi National Party (ANP). and Jimochayan (Deori) People’s Party (JPP) to battle in opposition to the BJP-led NDA.
After dealing with defeat, the Congress broke its alliance with the AIUDF in August final 12 months.
The core committee of the state Congress additionally opted to interrupt its ties with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), whereas the CPI(M) stated it solely had a seat-sharing settlement with the Congress and was not a part of any alliance. PTI
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
