Sonia says Cong not responsible for breakup with NCP
2 Oct 2014 4:26 AM IST
‘The reason for it (severing of ties) was not us, not me, not Rahul, not Congress,’ Gandhi told reporters here when asked about Pawar’s reported remarks that Congress was responsible for the alliance breakup.
Pawar had reportedly said that his party was noticing for long that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and his team were trying to marginalise alliance partners.
The Nationalist Congress Party-Congress tie-up came about in 1999 ironically even after Sharad Pawar led a revolt against Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin and formed the party. The two parties had been sharing power in Maharashtra for 15 years and NCP was a part of the Congress-led UPA government for past 10 years.
The breakup of the alliance has led to charges and countercharges from the two parties.
Pawar had reportedly said that his party was noticing for long that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and his team were trying to marginalise alliance partners.
The Nationalist Congress Party-Congress tie-up came about in 1999 ironically even after Sharad Pawar led a revolt against Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin and formed the party. The two parties had been sharing power in Maharashtra for 15 years and NCP was a part of the Congress-led UPA government for past 10 years.
The breakup of the alliance has led to charges and countercharges from the two parties.
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