Srinagar, Congress leader Alka Lamba stated on Sunday that Narendra Modi will be a “weak prime minister” in his third term as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not secure a majority on its own in the Lok Sabha elections.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Lamba, who was in Srinagar to meet with Congress leaders and workers, told the media, “A weak prime minister is taking oath, as this PM does not have the majority. The autocrat is falling weak. He was asking for 400 seats to change the Constitution, but he did not even get a majority.”
Lamba claimed that the opposition achieved a “victory” in saving democracy in the country. She added, “He (PM Modi) won’t be able to crush democracy. He won’t be able to deny the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and India. This is our victory.”
When asked about the results of the five Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, Lamba said it was satisfactory, as the INDIA bloc won two seats. “If we talk about Kashmir, the BJP did not even field a candidate because the wounds inflicted by them on Jammu and Kashmir are very deep,” she said.
Regarding whether the Congress will continue its pre-poll alliances, Lamba said the top leadership will make a decision. “Our performance in Jammu and Kashmir was good. In Delhi and Haryana, we had an alliance with AAP, but we did not benefit from it. All these issues will be discussed by the top leadership, and they will take a decision,” she added.