Antulay blames Congress high command for defeat
“We have been forced to see this day because of the high command,” said Antulay
New Delhi: Senior leader and former Union minister A.R. Antulay has squarely blamed the Congress high command for the situation the party finds itself at present.
“We have been forced to see this day because of the high command,” the 85-year-old leader said cryptically when asked as to who is responsible for the Congress tally nosediving in the Lok Sabha polls from 206 to just 44, its lowest ever.
According to agency reports the former Maharashtra CM, lamented that the party has come to such a pass that it cannot secure the post of Leader of the Opposition on its own in the Lok Sabha.
A close associate of Indira Gandhi, Mr Antulay initially was reluctant to talk on the issue of the electoral debacle of the party at the national level and in his native Maharashtra and how to turn around the party at this critical juncture. The Congress has won two out of the 48 seats in Maharashtra where it has been ruling for the past 15 years in alliance with NCP.