Reacting to poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s ‘divine right of leadership’ comment, Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Saturday said that the Opposition must first unite against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) before deciding who will be the leader of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
This comes after Prashant Kishor targeted the Congress by stating that its leadership was not the divine right of an individual and pointed out that the party has lost more than 90 per cent elections in the last 10 years.
The editorial urged the Opposition parties not to go after Congress in a bid to come to power.
“Congress is still there in many states. In Goa and Northeast states, the Congress leaders have joined Trinamool and the same is true with AAP,” Saamana said.
The editorial also stated that forming an alliance like the UPA would only strengthen the BJP.
“Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi should take the lead and come forward to strengthen the UPA,” Saamana suggested.
Shiv Sena also appreciated the efforts of Priyanka Gandhi during the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and said, “If Priyanka had not have visited Lakhimpur Kheri then the case would have been dismissed. She played her role as an Opposition leader.”
“Who has the divine power to lead the UPA is secondary, first we need to provide an option to the people,” it added.
