'Unite to fight': Uddhav Sena to Kejriwal, Stalin; will AAP, DMK relent?
Shiv Sena (UBT) has urged the AAP and DMK to set aside their differences with the Congress to join the INDIA bloc's protest against the Election Commission. The request comes amid internal opposition disagreements regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing fragmentation within the Indian opposition and the challenges of forming a unified front against the ruling government.
NEW DELHI: Should Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP and MK Stalin’s DMK join INDIA bloc’s fight against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR? Well, the answer would surely be “yes”, as far as the allies of the bloc are concerned.Now to the more difficult question: Will Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP and MK Stalin’s DMK join INDIA bloc’s fight against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over SIR? Well, there is no straight answer to this one.The AAP and the DMK have a common enemy in the Congress. Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) has now urged the two parties to set aside their differences with the grand-old-party to fight against "dictatorship".
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