Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 28: Intensifying attack on the coalition partner Congress for “mistreating” regional parties, the National Conference on Sunday blamed the “Grand Old Party” for political development in Bihar. Senior National Conference leader and Lok Sabha member from Anantnag Parliamentary constituency Hasnain Masoodi on Sunday said that it was all due to the attitude of the Congress leadership that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was forced to join hands with the BJP. “Instead of acknowledging the strength of regional parties Congress leadership is trying to undermine the importance of these parties just to maintain dominance over the opposition block”, he said and added that the delay in announcing the convenor of the INDIA alliance and arrogant attitude of the Congress was responsible for decision of the Nitish Kumar to leave Mah Instead of acknowledging the strength of regional parties, Congress leadership is trying to undermine their importance. Cong leaders leadership must realize that the TMC is a big player in West Bengal, AAP in Delhi and Punjab, Samajwadi Party in UP, and NC in J&K. Delay in announcing the convenor of the INDIA alliance and arrogant attitude of the Cong responsible for Nitish Kumar leaving alliance gathbanddan to form an alliance with the BJP in a crucial state like Bihar. Masoodi, who earlier asked the Congress leaders to learn lessons from West Bengal and Punjab, said that Congress leadership must realize that the TMC is a big player in West Bengal, AAP in Delhi and Punjab, Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, and the National Conference in J&K. Repeating his earlier statement Masoodi that that there was no logic for the NC to leave any of the three seats of the Kashmir for the Congress. In a veiled warning to Congress, Masoodi said that the National Conference has a presence in all the six seats of J&K and Ladakh. He sought to draw the attention of Congress leadership toward the results of the recently held elections of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Kargil in which the National Conference emerged as the single largest party. |