Kochi: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday lashed out at the Congress for "failing" to form a government in Goa, saying his party MLA voted for the BJP in the trust vote as "action" was missing from the Congress leadership to form a government there.
The MLA waited for three days when the question came for voting to form the government. The NCP was eager to support the Congress and its expectation was that party should form the government, he said.
He was responding to questions at a press meet after his introductory remarks in which he flayed policies of the NDA government at the Centre and various states on Ram Janmabhoomi issue and 'killing people in the name of cow protection'.
"It is unfortunate," he said when asked whether "a weak Congress" was in a position to offer leadership as a viable alternative to the BJP at the Centre.
Pawar said he could not comment on other political parties. But now when the BJP was gaining strength by the day and government headed by it was using all its forces to strengthen their organisations and ideology, "it is the responsibility of other forces to provide a viable alternative," he said.
On the coming presidential polls and chances of him becoming a candidate for posts of President or Vice President with BJP support, Pawar said the BJP would only field persons who support them ideologically.
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