'Ready for sacrifices to...': Congress chief's offer to Opposition parties for 2024 'alternative' to BJP

Apparently extending an olive branch to other Opposition parties, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on 25 February 2023 said that his party is ready to make "whatever sacrifices are required" to achieve the goal of defeating the "anti-people" and "undemocratic" BJP government.

He said that the Congress is looking forward to "forging a viable alternative by aligning with like-minded parties". However, asserting the party's national image, Kharge said, "In the prevailing difficult circumstances, the Congress is the only party in the country that can provide capable and decisive leadership."

In a scathing attack on the BJP-led government, Kharge said the DNA of those sitting in Delhi is "anti-poor" as they are attempting to destroy democracy, and called for a people's movement against the prevailing situation in the country. He also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the one who calls himself "pradhan sevak" is serving the interests of his "friends".

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He was speaking on Day 2 of the Congress' plenary session in Chhattisgarh's Raipur.

(With PTI inputs)