Samajwadi Party Attributes Janpath Lunch Absence to Patchy Congress Coordination
· India · Indian Express, Deccan Herald
The Samajwadi Party clarified that its absence from the INDIA bloc lunch hosted by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at Janpath in New Delhi stemmed from poor coordination rather than a political boycott. Congress leaders downplayed the miss, explaining that Samajwadi Party MPs had already departed Delhi for their constituencies following Tuesday's protest march to the Election Commission. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal addressed the alliance leaders during the gathering at Sagar Ratna to explain the timeline. Meanwhile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh posted on X that all alliance partners were formally invited despite the short-notice planning.
Why it matters
The episode exposes communication gaps among opposition partners as they attempt to mount a unified campaign over voter roll revisions and administrative issues.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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