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Assembly poll results encouraging: Congress

  •   Thu, Oct 24 2019 04:43:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS): The Congress on Wednesday described the results of the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections as "encouraging" saying that the government "crushing" the voice of the opposition is now being questioned by the people.

Speaking to reporters at the party headquarters, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said, "This is encouraging result for the Congress and the nation."

"If the government is trying to crush the opposition's voice, it is being questioned by the people and same has been seen in Maharashtra and Haryana."

The Congress was leading on 34 out of 90 seats in Haryana while the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party alliance was leading on 104 out of 288 seats in Maharashtra.

The Congress was decimated in the 2014 Assembly election in Haryana as it could manage to win only 15 seats. In Maharashtra it had won 42 seats.

Targeting the defectors, Venugopal said, "Even in by-elections we are winning three out of four seats in Gujarat, and those who left the Congress are now facing the music."

Venugopal was referring to Thakore community leader and former party MLA Alpesh Thakore, who had defected from Congress along with few other party MLAs and joined the BJP in Gujarat.

Venugopal said the Congress was not like the BJP. "And we are facing the verdict of the people, we will see the final results and definitely the party will take a call," he said.

To a question on the role of former Karnataka minister and senior party leader D.K. Shivakumar in state by-elections, Venugopal said, "His service will very much benefit Congress in Karnataka as he is one of the tallest leaders in the state."

"His presence will definitely boost the cadre and help the Congress to win the elections," Venugopal said.

Shivakumar, who was released from Tihar jail on Wednesday night had arrived at the party headquarters to meet Venugopal, who is also the in-charge for Karnataka, along with his brother and party MP D.K. Suresh.

Sonia Gandhi had visited Tihar jail to meet Shivakumar, who was lodged there after being arrested in a money laundering case on September 3 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
  

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  • abdul munim, mangaluru

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    Everyone in this country is slowly but surely come to know that the premier of this country is nothing but Wolf in Sheep's clothing!!

    First term they all said okay as anyone will have that kind of feeling to give the second term. But now in the second term within months, they have come to know that daku and feku are useless and only play with the emotions of people and also play Mandir and Masjid politics.

    Just wait for Karnataka bye elections. Everything will be crystal clear. Chaddiyurappa will have to resign again.

    That is why they are not making any efforts for flood relief etc.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    No one can finish Congress. All enjoying now because of 70years Congress rule. That too BJP is enjoying the power because of Congress.

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    The people are fed up after 6 years of empty slogans and promises. They want change and therefore it is time for the Congress to pull up its socks and work unitedly.

    Most of the self seeking greedy defectors have left and this is good riddance of rubbish which was only eating up the party within. Let them rot wherever they have gone. In the end people want jobs, 3 meals, education, safe banks to deposit their hard earned money, safe environment and peace.

    Tirades of hate, riding piggy back on soldiers, empty promises and slogans, Article 370, Balakot, Ram mandir, Vande Matharam and minority bashing all have a very short shelf life and for the BJP these have already date expired. The nation is slowly coming out of its spell and have begun to see reality in the eye.

    These elections are an eye opener both for the congress and the other opposition parties. The nation is begging for your to provide a change. I hope you too will awaken from your slumber, push your differences aside and start working towards the welfare and interests of the people.

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  • R.Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    First you gave a new definition in 2019 for Leadership !
    Now at the fag end a new definition for ' Encouraging ' ?

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