Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that with an INDIA bloc coalition government, people will get a Prime Minister who is first among equals and listens to others. In an interview with news agency PTI, Tharoor highlighted the advantages of a coalition government over a 'monolithic one-party government'.
He said: “If you have an INDIA bloc coalition government, for the first time in a long time you will see a Prime Minister who is the first among equals, who has to listen to others, take their stand. taken into account and who should be a good manager.”
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Coalition government versus one-party government
Tharoor said it is true that a coalition government functions very differently from a monolithic one-party government. He added that the track record and experience of the Indian public with coalition governments is quite good.
“So in many ways the advantage of a coalition is that there won't be any kind of autocratic tendencies. Whoever becomes prime minister will have to take the others into account,” Tharoor told PTI.
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He added: “The growth performance of the Indian economy has been better under such dispensations than under single-party governments.”
“I would say… coalition government is nothing to be afraid of and certainly when I speak to most voters they think in terms of who is the candidate I am voting for”, what values does he or she represent, who does do. bringing them to power in Delhi and how will that power be exercised,” Tharoor said.
'BJP lost grip'
For Tharoor, these 2024 Lok Sabha elections are an election for 'change'. He added that as of now, the BJP has “lost grip” on the narrative.
He added: “Right now we see a parliamentary system being run presidentially and it's the worst of both worlds.”
“Given Mr Modi's style, the personality cult that has built up around him and the way the BJP has governed, I think it is fair to say that it (an INDIA bloc government) would be very different from what we have seen over the past ten years. ,” Tharoor told PTI
Will INDIA bloc win?
Tharoor expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc will form the next government. He said all opposition parties, campaigning together or against each other, will join hands after the Lok Sabha elections.
“…the truth is that coalitions in our country only emerge after elections… This is an unusual case where a serious effort was made to bring people together before the vote even took place. It was very clear that the The coalition will work on a state-by-state basis,” he said.
“Finally, when it comes to the day of reckoning on June 4 (when the results are announced), I have no doubt that all these parties, whether campaigning together or against each other, including the Trinamool Congress, if we have the numbers To prevent the BJP from coming to power, we will come together,” Tharoor claimed.
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Published: May 4, 2024 5:58 PM IST