Guwahati /Agartala: BJP national president J P Nadda on Monday said that senior leaders with 40-50 years of association with the Congress are leaving the outfit as it has become a "family party". He claimed that the grand old party is getting weakened as it did not amalgamate regional aspirations with national aspirations and commitments.
Without naming Ghulam Nabi Azad, who quit the Congress days ago, Nadda said, "Senior leaders with 40-50 years of association are leaving the party. It is because they have realised that Congress is now neither a national party nor a regional one. It has become a family party."
He also listed out several regional outfits and claimed those too have become "family parties". "The Indian National Congress was such a big party. But now it is getting weakened as it didn't amalgamate regional aspirations with national aspirations and commitments," Nadda said. He gave examples of several states that the Congress had ruled for decades but is now not in power.
"The BJP is not run by a family, it runs on ideology. That's why nobody can stop it," the BJP chief asserted while addressing a meeting of party workers after inaugurating the rebuilt Northeast office of the saffron party here. Apart from Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his counterparts from Manipur and Tripura, N Biren Singh and Manik Saha respectively, were also present during the programme.
Earlier in the day, Nadda was received by Sarma and other senior BJP leaders upon his arrival at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here from Tripura. He then went to Kamakhya Temple and offered prayers there. Nadda is scheduled to return to Delhi after the function.
'BJP to form govt in Tripura with two third majorities'
Nadda said the party in the 2023 Assembly Election will form government again with two-third majorities of seats in Tripura. Nadda arrived in Tripura on Sunday for a two-day visit. He visited Tripura Sundari Temple where he offered prayer along with his wife, Chief Minister Manik Saha, and other leaders.
Later while addressing a press conference at BJP state party office, Nadda said BJP is working for the overall development of the society. “BJP is working alone for the overall development of the society. From time to time such things arise and we discuss it. However, for the time being we have no such intention to form any alliance with the TIPRA Motha party as we are in alliance with IPFT," Nadda said.
He further claimed that in the coming 2023 elections, people will keep their faith in the party as he is very much satisfied after attending a series of meetings and holding discussions on several issues of the state. “After attending a series of meetings with our Ministers, MLAs, Members of District Councils, Tribal leaders, and alliance partners I am satisfied," Nadda said.
"In detail, we have discussed everything and I am confident that the people of the state again will keep their blessing and faith on the party. We will again form a government with two-third majorities in the 2023 Assembly Election in Tripura," he said.
