New Delhi [India], Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge should play a constructive role in the opposition instead of reiterating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not have the mandate to rule the country.
"NDA has a clear majority. We have won 292 Lok Sabha seats. I advise Mallikarjun Kharge to play the role of opposition and give constructive advice to the government," Athawale told ANI.
Athawale said that when the UPA was in power, the BJP did not say that the Congress did not have the mandate to govern, even though the party did not have the majority on its own.
Athawale's reaction came after Mallikarjun Kharge told ANI on Friday that the NDA government was formed by mistake and PM Modi did not have the mandate.
Kharge told ANI, "The NDA government has been formed by mistake. Modi ji does not have the mandate. This is a minority government. This government can fall any time."
"We would like this to continue, it should be good for the country, we should work together to strengthen the country. But our Prime Minister has a habit of not allowing whatever is not going well to continue. But we Will cooperate towards strengthening." " He added.
Supporting Kharge's statement, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari said that the NDA government has not been formed with the support of the public.
"This government has not been formed with the support of the people. Their (BJP) vote percentage and seats have reduced. They are not the first choice of the public," Pramod Tiwari told ANI.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 240 seats and fell 32 seats short of half the figure of 272 seats. However, the pre-poll NDA alliance has 292 seats, which will bring PM Modi to power for the third consecutive time.
"NDA has a clear majority. We have won 292 Lok Sabha seats. I advise Mallikarjun Kharge to play the role of opposition and give constructive advice to the government," Athawale told ANI.
Athawale said that when the UPA was in power, the BJP did not say that the Congress did not have the mandate to govern, even though the party did not have the majority on its own.
Athawale's reaction came after Mallikarjun Kharge told ANI on Friday that the NDA government was formed by mistake and PM Modi did not have the mandate.
Kharge told ANI, "The NDA government has been formed by mistake. Modi ji does not have the mandate. This is a minority government. This government can fall any time."
"We would like this to continue, it should be good for the country, we should work together to strengthen the country. But our Prime Minister has a habit of not allowing whatever is not going well to continue. But we Will cooperate towards strengthening." " He added.
Supporting Kharge's statement, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari said that the NDA government has not been formed with the support of the public.
"This government has not been formed with the support of the people. Their (BJP) vote percentage and seats have reduced. They are not the first choice of the public," Pramod Tiwari told ANI.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won 240 seats and fell 32 seats short of half the figure of 272 seats. However, the pre-poll NDA alliance has 292 seats, which will bring PM Modi to power for the third consecutive time.
