New Delhi10 hours agoAuthor: Navneet Gurjar, National Editor, Dainik Bhaskar
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Recently Mamata Banerjee had said that I am ready to lead the INDIA block.
There is coolness in the weather and heat in politics. In some areas it is so cold that even blood freezes. In many areas the political heat is so high that blood burns. Congress is hesitant after losing badly in Maharashtra. So much so that the bones tremble! There is a saying in Nimad-Malwa of Madhya Pradesh – “Thakel bail pata ma laat marach”. That is, when the bull gets tired and defeated, he starts kicking the wheel of the cart, whereas it is the bull who gets hurt. Same is the condition of Congress. After the crushing defeat, he raised the Adani issue loudly. In return, BJP and its clever Aiyars invented a case against Sonia Gandhi. He says that Sonia Gandhi is associated with an organization which continuously runs campaigns against India. Some funding issue is also being mentioned.
Delhi, which used to shiver these days, has no trace of cold here. It is said that in the next few days the temperature may go up to five or two degrees, but here AAP party and its leader Kejriwal have increased the heat. Elections are to be held in February 2025 and from now on candidates are being released list after list. Actually, this time also Kejriwal wants to defeat BJP in Delhi. Anyway, BJP does not have any local face in Delhi. There was a poor doctor Harsh Vardhan, but even BJP itself does not know where he has gone. …and probably doesn’t even want to know!
Here, after the ultimate defeat in Maharashtra, all the allies of the India Alliance seem to be getting disillusioned with the Congress. Just as Kolkata remains hot in every season, it is equally hot politically. Most of the member parties of the India Alliance are now eager to repose faith in Mamata Banerjee instead of Rahul Gandhi and his Congress.
It is being said that only Mamata has the courage to take on Modi. Now who will explain to these poor parties that what harm will Mamata didi do in North India to Modi who has been ruling the country for ten years without Mamata Banerjee winning West Bengal? In fact, the condition of these parties is like supporting a loser. If not this then that! If not that then this! Immediately after the Lok Sabha elections, all the parties of the India Alliance were seeing their God in Rahul Gandhi. Didi herself from Bengal was also saying that everyone’s feet are in the feet of Congress! But the defeat of Haryana and Maharashtra changed everyone’s mind. Except Mallikarjun Kharge. Win or lose, they remain the same. In a way, emotions appear void. Disorderly. Perhaps it is because of this quality that he has been made the president. Anyway, Congress is always looking for such leaders. Beyond all sorrows and happiness, and free from the hassles of victory and defeat. Meanwhile, a statement by Mamta has created a stir these days.
In fact, a leader of Bangladesh had said that if India asks us for Chittagong, we will take back Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. Mamata didi looked at the situation and said with a flushed face that if you try to snatch Bengal and Odisha, will we keep eating lollipops? This statement seems to be icing on the cake for some parties of India alliance who have expressed confidence in Mamta leaving Rahul aside.