‘Angoor Khatte Hai’ Failing to form govt in Maharashtra, Congress shows discomfort with the new political twist

Mumbai, November 23: While the hungry eyes craved for power and grabbing the realm of politics, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Congress Party (NCP) coming together was a major blow for all. It was not just Shiv Sena but even Congress who was taken aback with this unprecedented decision. But as they say when you don’t get want you want you say, “Angoor Khatte Hai”. On a similar note, Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that it was a “betrayal of people's mandate.” The month-long political impasse in Maharashtra ended dramatically on Saturday with the BJP's Fadnavis returning as the chief minister, backed by the NCP.

 

One question that deliberately pops up is how is this betrayal of people’s mandate? BJP had won the elections with a majority of 105 seats while Shiv Sena with 52 seats. As politics prevailed and Shiv Sena backed out with nearly a month long of political impasse NCP’s Ajit Pawar formed government with BJP. What’s wrong? How is it betrayal of people’s mandate Congress?

"This is called a betrayal of people's mandate and giving the contract for killing democracy," Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet. He also tagged media reports on allegations of Ajit Pawar's involvement in scams. 

Earlier, senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi expressed surprise at the political developments in Maharashtra and said the Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena negotiations took too long as the window was grabbed by "fast movers". "Surreal what I read about Maharashtra. I thought it was fake news. Candidly and personally speaking, our tripartite negotiations should not have gone on for more than 3 days...took too long. The window given was grabbed by fast movers. Pawarji tussi great ho," he said in a tweet.

 

The Congress and NCP leaders held deliberations in their marathon meeting to finalise details of their alliance as they worked to form a new government in the state in tie up with Sena. Congress leader KC Venugopal said on Thursday had asserted, “We have apprised the CWC members of the latest political situation in Maharashtra. Today, Congress-NCP discussion will continue. I think, tomorrow, we will probably have a decision in Mumbai.”

The Congress Working Committee earlier in the day granted in-principle approval to the party to form government in Maharashtra along with the NCP and the Shiv Sena. In a meeting chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence in New Delhi, the party's highest decision-making body also deliberated on the Maharashtra political scenario.

But all in vain, this political twist in Maharashtra politics has been played well.