“What About Alliance With Sena?” Jitin Prasada Hits Again At Kapil Sibal
Kapil Sibal had denounced Jitin Prasada’s transfer to a party he had at all times adversarial (Record)
New Delhi:
Jitin Prasada, former Congress chief and latest BJP recruit, defended his resolution and rebutted ex-colleague Kapil Sibal’s digs about “Prasada Ram politics” of self-interest over ideology.
“He’s an overly senior chief (Kapil Sibal). There is no ideology. The one ideology is ready nationwide curiosity. What used to be the ideology when the Congress aligned with the Shiv Sena? What used to be the ideology when Congress aligned with the Left in Bengal, and on the identical time they had been preventing the Left in Kerala,” Jitin Prasada stated in an interview to TTN NEWS.
“Commenting on a small particular person like me would possibly not trade the fortune of the Congress.”
Previous nowadays, Kapil Sibal had denounced Mr Prasada’s transfer to a party he had at all times adversarial.
“We now have reached a level in Indian politics the place choices of this nature don’t seem to be in keeping with ideology in any respect. They’re in keeping with what I now name ‘Prasada Ram politics’. Previous it used to be Aaya Ram Gaya Ram,” Mr Sibal had advised TTN NEWS.
Mr Prasada and Mr Sibal had been each a number of the Congress’s “G-23” leaders who had written to Sonia Gandhi ultimate yr recommending sweeping reforms together with collective management. This used to be thought to be one of the standout acts of riot within the party towards the Gandhi management, no less than after 1999, when Mr Prasada’s father Jitendra Prasada challenged Sonia Gandhi’s management of the Congress and contested towards her for party president.
Mr Prasada gave the impression to take a swipe on the Gandhis as he stated: “The BJP isn’t within the non permanent sport of unveiling folks in deficient mild. It’s the simplest nationwide party in actual phrases. Whoever is inducted is for long run objectives.”
He additionally claimed his transfer used to be a long-thought out resolution.
“Through the years my position as a political candidate and serving to other folks used to be diminishing. I used to be no longer ready to paintings for the chief, however nowadays I plan to paintings for the folks entire heartedly,” he stated.
The BJP is most probably to offer Mr Prasada, a outstanding Brahmin face in UP, a key position forward of elections within the state subsequent yr. The party is hard-pressed to handle the resentment of a bit of Brahmins who really feel their standing is decreased in comparison to the Thakurs; Yogi Adiyanath is a Thakur.
Closing Yr, Mr Prasada shaped an outfit known as “Brahmin Chetna”, which has made little dent at the floor. The previous Union Minister feels he can in any case do what he previous may no longer, within the Congress.
“I used to be probably the most other folks concerned within the formation of Brahmin Chetna. My goal used to be to stay it apolitical. We don’t seem to be deciding the place the votes of the group move. It used to be to handle atrocities and issues of the group. I’m extra ready to try this with the BJP,” he stated.
