Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena are in an alliance in Maharashtra
Mumbai:
The National Congress Party has said that its boss Sharad Pawar’s comment that congressional deputy Rahul Gandhi appeared to lack “coherence” needed to be accepted by the country, as its leader was a “paternal advice.”
Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) together with Shiv Sena are in an alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which runs Maharashtra, and Pawar’s comment was seen as inconvenient in some sections of Congress.
NCP spokesman Mahesh Tapase said today that Pawar’s comment should be “considered as parental advice.”
“What Sharad Pawar saheb said in the interview with a news organization should be considered as parental advice from a veteran leader. MVA is a three-party government. It was Sharad Pawar who criticized Barack Obama for commenting on Rahul Gandhi in his book. Pawar saheb had clearly said that Obama should not comment on leaders of other countries, “Tapase said, the ANI news agency reported.
When asked if the country was willing to accept Rahul Gandhi as its leader, at an event organized by the Marathi newspaper Lokmat, Pawar said: “There are some questions about it. There seems to be less coherence.”
However, Pawar objected to former US President Barack Obama’s unflattering remarks about the congressional leader. Obama, in his recently published memoir A Promised Land, said that the congressional leader had “a formless, edgy quality” and appeared to be like a student eager to impress the teacher but lacking the aptitude and passion to master the subject.
In response to the CPN chief’s comment, Maharashtra Minister and Congressional Leader Yashomati Thakur had insisted that the alliance partners stop commenting on Congressional leadership if they wanted a stable government in Maharashtra.
“Our leadership is very strong and stable. The formation of MVA is the result of our firm belief in democratic values … I must appeal to MVA colleagues if they want a stable government in Maharashtra, then stop commenting on the leadership of the Congress. Everyone should follow the basic rules of the coalition, “Thakur tweeted today.
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