Latest news headlines from Zimbabwe Situation, Source: Cockpit conflict ravages Alliance … as an insider says ‘we are now a Twitter party’ – DailyNews. Sharma however criticised the move by Congress party members over their alliance with the ISF and had tweeted "Congress’ alliance with parties like ISF and other such forces militates against the core ideology of the party and Gandhian and Nehruvian secularism, which forms the soul of the party. The Trinamool Congress was part of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance … In November last year, Zanu PF also welcomed former Masvingo Urban legislator, Tongai Matutu, to its ranks — with the former MP also decrying the chaos ravaging the opposition. “I have taken this decision because I have done a very serious introspection — a reflection of where we are coming from and where we are going and also having considered the amount of time we have lost as a nation and what we want to achieve as a people and especially as politicians. In the letter, Sudip Banerjee alleged that over the last few … The politics and economy of the country remain polarised and broken. © 2000 – 2021 Zimbabwe Situation "Green Alliance’s way of achieving change: a combination of original thinking, firmly rooted in evidence and powerful coalition building." “And the other hard truth is that we are so lacking in leadership, cohesion and effective strategies that we are now effectively a Twitter party. “These members who have crossed the floor from opposition formations to the ruling party do not appear to have done so on the basis of principle or with the support of constituencies that voted for them. "The Congress and ISF were also invited. We have always been told that ZANU has the monopoly on the brand Cock Pit Party? 'Forward'), is an Iraqi electoral coalition formed to gain political control in the 2018 general election.The main components are the Shi’a Islamist Sadrist Integrity Party, the leftist Iraqi Communist Party, the Youth Movement for Change Party… Chowdhary referring to the polls in WB explained "Congress wants to make an atmosphere in the state where all secular forces come together to fight the BJP and Mamata Banerjee led TMC. “I believe for the party (MDC) it has really lost the real purpose of its existence to exercise oversight over the ruling party. “That was schizophrenia that nevertheless required a form of pragmatic wisdom. Source: Cockpit conflict ravages Alliance … as an insider says ‘we are now a Twitter party’ – DailyNews STAFF WRITERS. “The development will also send shock waves within the opposition support base because it is a strategic issue, and there is likely going to be continued migration to Zanu PF. In opposition politics, however, foreign funders are increasingly disillusioned by the unending bitterness that the splits have engendered. Senior Congress party leaders got into a heated argument on Twitter a day after an eminent member of the Congress' dissident 'G-23' group, Anand Sharma expressed disappointment over Congress' alliance with parties like Indian Secular Front (ISF) in Kolkata. Strategic Alliance Management Service P Ltd. (SAMS) is a general management consultancy, exclusively focused on servicing the needs of the health and development sectors in India. Yet the Alliance party works with Sinn Fein in Stormont as well as councils all over the country. “Most of the MDC members are biblical lepers caught between a rock and hard place on whether to remain there because ‘we are called MDCs by the other party or if we go there we might be ill-treated on account of us being political activists’. READ | Congress Links PM Modi's Vaccination To Election Campaign, Claims 'message In Everything'. As the opposition feuds within itself, and as Zanu PF conducts a behind-the-scenes defection diplomacy, it is likely more will defect in the future. When Matutu was also welcomed by Mnangagwa at State House, he indicated that his coming to Zanu PF was a prelude to more MDC officials joining the ruling party from the ever-squabbling opposition. READ | Sandeep Dikshit Backs Anand Sharma; Slams Cong-ISF Alliance But Adds 'parties Can Change', Sharma however criticised the move by Congress party members over their alliance with the ISF and had tweeted "Congress’ alliance with parties like ISF and other such forces militates against the core ideology of the party and Gandhian and Nehruvian secularism, which forms the soul of the party. ... Asks Wayanad MP … “Mnangagwa wants to be seen as having united the people from his home area to rally behind him after getting the likes of Timveous to his side. There is therefore a need for Nelson Chamisa to re-strategise to counteract that,” Masunungure added. Your email address will not be published. “At this point in time I am speaking on behalf of myself, but I know there are so many other people who are waiting on the fence. READ | Congress In Damage Control Post Rahul's 'North-South' Politics; Asks Wayanad MP To Clarify. This comes after former MDC senator for Zvishavane, and member of the Alliance, Lillian Timveous, as well as Blessing Chebundo — a former MP for Kwekwe Central — dumped the party, amid its ongoing senseless bloodletting and name calling. In the late 90s, he joined the Trinamool Congress when Mamata Banerjee formed the party after leaving the Congress. Shaun Spiers, executive director, Green Alliance From running the largest ever mass parliamentary lobby on climate change and influencing the post-Brexit environmental settlement, to proposing … ISF is a party that was recently formed by Abbas Siddiqui of the Furfura Sharif shrine in Hooghly of West Bengal. We went there on the invitation of the Left. “While it’s hard to admit this, we are a party in crisis, where we are specialising in fighting each other, rather than our real political foes Zanu PF. There is a big difference as the settings in Maharashtra were in place to keep the BJP out. Trivedi became the Union railway minister in 2011 soon after Mamata Banerjee took over as West Bengal CM. She is the current Justice Minister of Northern Ireland. ", आईएसएफ और ऐसे अन्य दलों से साथ कांग्रेस का गठबंधन पार्टी की मूल विचारधारा, गांधीवाद और नेहरूवादी धर्मनिरपेक्षता के खिलाफ है, जो कांग्रेस पार्टी की आत्मा है। इन मुद्दों को कांग्रेस कार्य समिति पर चर्चा होनी चाहिए थी।, His tweet further read "Congress cannot be selective in fighting communalists but must do so in all its manifestations, irrespective of religion and colour. The Alliance Towards Reforms or Marching Towards Reform, also known by its Arabic short form Saairun (Arabic: سائرون ‎, Saairun, lit. “In Chebundo, we are talking about someone with real political capital, having previously defeated Mnangagwa in the 2000 and 2005 parliamentary elections. THE infighting and strategic missteps wracking the MDC Alliance are once again coming to a head, with a worried insider telling the Daily News yesterday that the coalition was becoming “a Twitter party”. He questioned, "Instead of talking against communal forces, why is he (Sharma) talking against communists?" Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. However, he criticised Mnangagwa for receiving Chebundo and Timveous at State House “for what was essentially a party political defection ceremony”. However, Sharma seems to have trouble with party leaders entering an alliance with the ISF, answering a query on what he thinks about Congress being part of a government Maharashtra that is led by a Hindu party Shiv Sena he claimed "We aren't contesting the elections together. “The CPM after talks with the ISF has given it 30 seats. Sharma said that 'Such alliances militate against the core ideology of the party and Gandhian and Nehruvian secularism, that form to be the soul of the party.'. Our alliance with the CPM did fetch us 92 seats, while the Left is heading the anti-communal alliance. “So, it is a momentous development that will help the incumbent to consolidate his power base in Midlands. 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On the other hand, senior consultant at the International Crisis Group, Piers Pigou, said the defections were a reflection of the politics of opportunism and survival that was inherent in the opposition movement in Zimbabwe. Third-party certification is at the heart of the BWF Fire Door Alliance. ", He then conveyed that Anand Sharma 'must have spoken to him about the whys and whats of Congress' decision to enter an alliance with the ISF and Left in Bengal. “In Singapore, with a dominant party state, the small opposition being a decoration that proved democracy existed, the government there became liberal in a whole raft of sectors that were not essential to its survival and political prosperity. “Zanu PF obviously benefits from this in terms of propaganda value, although it is hard to see this as a truly substantive ‘win’. On Tuesday, Chowdhary reacting to Sharma's tweet said that he and the other party members were in WB to bring all the 'secular forces together' so Congress can avail more seats that the Left has agreed to offer it. 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At the same time, political analysts warned yesterday that if the MDC Alliance did not change course and recalibrate its strategies, it risked being decimated by Zanu PF, by the time of the 2023 national elections. “It is a party that has plunged into confusion and disarray as far as it has placed the nation into an election mode,” Matutu said further. He joined the Janata Dal for a while. And the Congress has got 92 seats from the Left," Chowdhary was quoted as saying by ANI. THE infighting and strategic missteps wracking the MDC Alliance are once again coming to a head, with a worried insider telling the Daily News yesterday that the coalition was becoming “a Twitter party”.. Congress that is aiming to defeat the ruling TMC and the contesting BJP in the upcoming Bengal polls, was in Bengal in a rally where Siddiqui joined the Left-Front Congress alliance. The question, he added, was what Zanu PF could offer Zimbabweans having been emboldened by the disintegration of the opposition, as well as what the agenda of the defectors was. “The optics do not look good for the opposition, losing national executive members to the ruling party, especially in this context. These issues need to be approved by the CWC. MLA for East Belfast, Naomi Long has been leader of the Alliance Party since 2016, succeeding David Ford. We are not an alliance partner," Sharma reasoned. All rights reserved. Political analysts, including respected University of Zimbabwe political science lecturer, Eldred Masunungure, described the move by Timveous and Chebundo as “a godsend” for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF. Then what is the reason for giving such statements?" Ford Kenya's Majimbo Kalasinga is the new Member of Parliament for ... Ford-Kenya Party Reclaims Kabuchai MP Slot. “I believe that there is very little that I can say that is not in the public domain, especially in my former party in its various forms, whether it’s MDC T or you call it MDC Alliance.