Opposition parties should forget differences and fight BJP unitedly, says Deve Gowda

Herculean task of sharing of seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections has to be addressed to ensure a direct fight against the BJP, he says.

Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda on Saturday said that with the general election nearing, Opposition parties should forget their differences and come together to fight the BJP unitedly.

The JD (Secular) supremo said a small group of senior leaders should be formed to decide on a road map on how they will ensure good governance, he said at a rally organised by the Trinamool Congress at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.

The Herculean task of sharing of seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections had to be addressed to ensure a direct fight against the BJP, he said.

“People want a new government. A stable government is needed to build a strong nation, but after getting 282 seats in the 2014 elections, Narendra Modi instead of building a strong nation, wants to destroy the secular nature of the country and destroy all constitutional institutions,” he said.

A question often asked is who would be the prime minister after Mr. Modi. Opposition leaders must have confidence that they can give a stable government for five years. This, he said, must be ensured by the galaxy of leaders congregated at the rally.

Mr. Modi has claimed that a coalition government would be unstable and cannot achieve anything, but the Opposition has to show that it can give a stable government and develop the nation, he said.

Referring to the coalition government led by him between June 1996- April 1997,he said it had sanctioned the Bogibeel bridge in Assam, which was inaugurated by Mr. Modi recently.

“The Delhi Metro was also cleared by my government; 36 crore poor people were helped through rice, wheat and kerosene oil at subsidised prices,” Mr. Gowda said.

Courtesy : The Hindu