New Delhi: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Friday alleged that there’s an enormous decide to wipe out the Congress and therefore the “shigufa” about making NCP leader Sharad Pawar as chairman of UPA is a component of the campaign from “Delhi to Mumbai” against Rahul Gandhi.
“The campaign that’s being run against Rahul Gandhi from Delhi to Mumbai, the ‘shigufa’ to make Sharad Pawar UPA chairman is a component of that. Under an equivalent campaign, a letter with 23 signatures was written. Then deficiency in consistency has been found under leadership of Rahul Gandhi. There’s an enormous decide to wipe out the Congress,” Nirupam said during a tweet.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has termed as baseless speculation that Sharad Pawar may head the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
NCP chief spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said on Thursday that there’s no discussion within UPA on any such proposal and reports seem to be planted by vested interests to divert the eye from the farmers’ agitation.
However, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has said We are going to be happy if NCP chief Sharad Pawar becomes the UPA chairman. But I even have heard that he refused it. We’ll support him if such a proposal involves the fore officially. Congress is weak now therefore the opposition must come to strengthen the UPA,” he said.
Shiv Sena is a component of the ruling alliance in Maharashtra that also includes Congress and NCP. Sanjay Raut said Congress may be a big party which these are big things to make a decision. “Just like MVA was formed here (Maharashtra), it must be seen if such a front are often formed (nationally)”. He said.