Senior Congress chief M Veerappa Moily on Wednesday stated his occasion ought to have struck an alliance with Mamata Banerjee’s TMC in the current West Bengal elections, whilst he expressed anguish over “ad- hocism” in the grand previous outfit. The former Union Minister additionally sought motion in opposition to West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the ballot debacle in the state, describing him as a “weak leader with no grass-root touch”.
In an interview to PTI, Moily cited unsuitable collection of alliance for the “wipe-out” of the occasion in the state, the place it had aligned with the Left and the Indian Secular Front. Referring to Banerjee as “our lady” — she was with the Congress earlier than floating TMC, he stated his occasion might have had “better liaison” with her although “she may have taken our MLAs (earlier)”.
“When she is fighting against the BJP, our right partner would have been Mamata”, Moily, a former Karnataka Chief Minister, stated. Attacking Choudhury, Moily stated he has no “grass-root touch” and is “credited as a leader only for using abusive words against Mamata Banerjee.
“That was not appreciated by folks and our cadre.Even our personal voters shifted away to Mamata in our strongholds the place historically Congress used to get elected”, he stated.
“And the person (Choudhury) will not be punished. He continues to be PCC president, and chief of Congress in Lok Sabha. Who will look after the occasion in the event you do not take motion and make them accountable?”, Moily asked.
He was also unsparing in criticism of his party over election strategy, made a strong pitch for developing regional leadership and indicated that failure to project Chief Ministerial candidates in Assembly elections in Assam and Kerala cost the Congress dearly. Making no secret of his displeasure, Moily said the Congress tends to make the same mistakes in selection of candidates in elections.
“We choose our leaders in numerous States relying on their means to elevating money (assets) and able to mobilising their respective caste. I do not assume the Congress can win elections like this,” he stated.
Moily was of the view that people no longer vote for a party looking at its central leadership; they want to know their Chief Ministerial candidate. In Kerala elections for example, the Congress was confused about selection of Chief Ministerial face and people backed Pinarayi Vijayan again, according to him.
Also in Assam, the Congress did not project any Chief Ministerial face. In Tamil Nadu, the Congress jumps for one alliance to another (with DMK) but makes no effort to strengthen the party organisation after elections, he said.
The Congress “threw away” too many seats to its alliance partner DMK in Puducherry, where that party had “not a lot presence”. On Assembly election setbacks in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, Moily said somebody should be made accountable at the AICC and State levels.
“Election administration equipment.. proper from AICC to each stage.. will not be achieved in Congress. Everything is finished with ad- hocism”, he lamented. On lessons that the Congress should learn from the poll debacles, Moily said the party has to be revamped from the booth to top level.
“Ad-hocism won’t take you anyplace.. going through a powerful ruling occasion just like the BJP. And we’ve to strengthen regional management”, he advised.
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