LUCKNOW: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today supported the idea of forming a ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) along with the SP and the BSP in Uttar Pradesh to counter the surge of the BJP.
“The idea of ‘mahagathbandhan’ is good,” the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said here.
However, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar, while commenting on the issue, said, “It is too early to say. If we do not honour the feeling of the people and workers, it will be wrong. We will also talk about ‘mahagathbandhan’ with our senior leaders.”
He also claimed the Congress does not practice votebank politics as done by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
The party’s Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari, when asked about the idea of formation of a grand alliance with the SP and the BSP, said, “My best wishes are with them.” (AGENCIES)
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