"NDA govt will not last... ": Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Jun 08, 2024
New Delhi [India], June 8 : Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday predicted that the NDA government which will be formed on June 9 will be short-lived.
Following the Congress party's performance in the Lok Sabha elections, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that all the party members unanimously want party MP Rahul Gandhi to be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
After the CWC meeting, here on Saturday, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "Everyone unanimously wants Rahul Gandhi to be the LoP. This government will not last long."
As per the sources, the Congress Working Committee passed the resolution that party MP Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
Rahul Gandhi won the Lok Sabha elections from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad in Kerala.
The CWC resolution praised Rahul Gandhi for his efforts in the election campaign.
The meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee was held in the national capital on Saturday. The meeting was attended by Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Manish Tiwari, DK Shivakumar, and Revanth Reddy among others.
Speaking after the CWC meeting, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari said, "Definitely he (Rahul Gandhi) should become (LoP in Lok Sabha). This was the request of our working committee. He is fearless and courageous."
After the CWC meeting, Congress MP Kumari Selja said, "It was the CWC's wish that Rahul Gandhi be elected the LoP."
Senior Congress leader and newly elected MP from Alappuzha KC Venugopal said "CWC unanimously requested Rahul Gandhi ji to take the responsibility of the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha."
Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa who won the Lok Sabha election from Gurdaspur said that Rahul Gandhi is someone who can reply to the Prime Minister in the Parliament and hence he should assume the position of LoP.
Earlier in the day, several party leaders voiced their demand that Rahul Gandhi should take over the key role.
"We will play the role of a strong Opposition in the Parliament. Yes, we want the country to get such a face who can reply to the Prime Minister. I think the entire country wants this," he said.
After the Lok Sabha Polls, the Congress has emerged as the second-largest party in the election and improved its tally to 100, from 52 in the 2019 Lok Sabha poll.
