USAID row: Congress slams BJP, demands white paper
The grand old party also said that the “white paper” should not only focus on USAID funding, but all such agencies which fund both Governments, individuals and all other entities under Indian law.
After a political uproar over its demand for a fair share of seats
from the Mahagathbandhan allies in the upcoming Bihar assembly
elections, the Congress party, returned to ‘coalition dharma’ on
Friday dispelling the confusion among the alliance partners.
Congress party’s National Women’s President Alka Lamba asserted that
there was no confusion among the partners and said the top leadership
of the alliance partners would sit together and discuss the issue when
the time comes.
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“The Congress party’s Bihar in-charge and other top leaders will meet
the alliance partners and discuss whether the seat sharing arrangement
will remain the same as it was five years ago or it will change,” she
said.
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On Thursday, Bihar State Congress President Akhilesh Prasad Singh
urged the allies to ensure proper seat sharing in the upcoming
assembly elections in Bihar. He expressed the confidence that the
Congress will win 40-50 seats if the party gets a proper share in the
final seat arrangement.
The statement caused a disquiet among the allies as there is a
perception that the Mahagathbandhan lost the chance to form a
government in Bihar after the 2020 assembly elections because of the
grand old party’s poor performance.
The Congress party had contested in 70 constituencies and won only 19
seats, while all other alliance partners had registered a much better
strike rate.
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