Tejashwi meets Rahul, discusses grand alliance for 2019 polls
Thursday - June 7, 2018 9:16 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Tejashwi meets Rahul, discusses grand alliance for 2019 polls
New Delhi June 7 (IANS) After a major boost for a united opposition in the Lok Sabha and Assembly bypolls last month RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and discussed forging of a "grand alliance" ahead of the 2019 general elections to defeat the BJP.
Tejashwi said that he along with other opposition leaders are committed to take the nation out of a climate of fear generated by the "right-wing authoritarian regime".
According to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) sources Tejashwi met Gandhi at the latter s residence here.
"We are here not to form governments but to transform the lives of the downtrodden against the wishes of the current right-wing authoritarian regime. Our togetherness is aimed at protecting the Constitution secular and democratic values and goals of social justice. We shall fight we shall win " Yadav tweeted along with a picture with Gandhi.
"Fruitful meeting with @RahulGandhiji. Bliss was it to be in that dawn to be young was all the more heaven. We are committed to take the nation out of a climate of fear generated by this regime. Watch out! Shall come out with a committed programme for farmers youth women poor " he added.
The united opposition defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kairana Lok Sabha by-election in Uttar Pradesh and Bhandara-Gondiya in Maharashtra and nine other Assembly seats.
Lalu Prasad s RJD defeated BJP-Janata Dal-United joint candidate in Bihar s Jokihat Assembly seat.
Tejashwi a former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and currently the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly said the bypoll loss in Jokihat was a lesson for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who broke away from the anti-BJP Grand Alliance and joined hands with the BJP in Bihar.
--IANS aks-sid/tsb/nir
Tejashwi said that he along with other opposition leaders are committed to take the nation out of a climate of fear generated by the "right-wing authoritarian regime".
According to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) sources Tejashwi met Gandhi at the latter s residence here.
"We are here not to form governments but to transform the lives of the downtrodden against the wishes of the current right-wing authoritarian regime. Our togetherness is aimed at protecting the Constitution secular and democratic values and goals of social justice. We shall fight we shall win " Yadav tweeted along with a picture with Gandhi.
"Fruitful meeting with @RahulGandhiji. Bliss was it to be in that dawn to be young was all the more heaven. We are committed to take the nation out of a climate of fear generated by this regime. Watch out! Shall come out with a committed programme for farmers youth women poor " he added.
The united opposition defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kairana Lok Sabha by-election in Uttar Pradesh and Bhandara-Gondiya in Maharashtra and nine other Assembly seats.
Lalu Prasad s RJD defeated BJP-Janata Dal-United joint candidate in Bihar s Jokihat Assembly seat.
Tejashwi a former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and currently the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly said the bypoll loss in Jokihat was a lesson for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who broke away from the anti-BJP Grand Alliance and joined hands with the BJP in Bihar.
--IANS aks-sid/tsb/nir
