Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were making all efforts to breathe life into NDA alliance as they were stressed out over the success of the Patna opposition parties meet held in June
An ideological battle goes beyond electoral fights and includes defending secularism, federalism, freedom of expression and dissent, independence of constitutional institutions, media freedom and democratic rights of citizens, including the minorities and backward classes
Targeting them days after the Patna conclave, Modi said that the Opposition parties can only “guarantee” corruption, and accused them of being involved in scams worth “at least 20 lakh crore”.
There was bonhomie at the Patna meeting, and the realisation of a need to “compromise here and there”. But the test is if this resolve will survive the pulls and pressure of the three states