Staff Reporter
KALPETTA
P.C. Chacko, State president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), said here Saturday that the unity of all Opposition parties in the country was the need of the hour to defeat the BJP at the national level.
Speaking after inaugurating a district-level leadership camp of the party here, Mr. Chacko said the attempts of the Congress to torpedo the unity of the parties in the country was the major reason for its utter failure in the Assembly elections in five States recently.
The attempts by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to forge unity among the Opposition parties was commendable, Mr. Chacko said.
Rahul Gandhi, Wayanad MP, could not do anything for the debt-ridden farming community in the district or bring any development to the constituency, he said.
The two-day camp will conclude on Sunday. Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran will inaugurate the concluding session at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday.
