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Parties that believe opposition unity minus Congress possible live in fool's paradise: Jairam Ramesh

Jairam Ramesh said many regional parties have back-stabbed the grand old party in the past to serve their own self-interests

|Sep 18, 2022, 19:24:19 IST

Kolkata: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday asserted that non-BJP parties that believe opposition unity without the grand old party as the fulcrum is possible are living in a "fool's paradise". Without naming any outfit, he said many regional parties have back-stabbed the grand old party in the past to serve their own self-interests, and that such parties should stop using the Congress as a punching bag. "There cannot be any opposition unity without the Congress as its fulcrum. That is fundamental. "If any non-BJP outfit thinks any alliance sans the Congress can provide a stable government for five years, it is living in a fool's paradise. There can never be any opposition unity minus the Congress," Ramesh said in an interview with.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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