The Congress is feeling uncomfortable with the coming together of the NDA and the Left on certain issues inside Parliament.
The party spokesman Manish Tewari on Monday lamented that in the last one year of the UPA government, an “opportunistic anti-Congress” alliance has taken shape, which has compromised secularism.
“One salient political facet in last one year has been an opportunistic anti-Congress alliance in the ranks of the Opposition. Like in the 70s and 80s, ideologically opposed political formations are entering into various political deals,” he said, apparently referring to the coordination between the BJP and the Left on several issues in the recent past.
Giving the example of the explosions allegedly carried out by the right wing outfits and the activities of organisations like the Sriram Sene, Mr Tewari said that except for the Congress, the condemnation by the so called secular parties has been “extremely muted”.
He said a similar deal between the Opposition parties in the 70s and 80s led to the rise of communal forces in the late 80s and 90s, the result of which was disastrous. “We want to ask these so called secular parties... Is the challenge posed by communalism over?” The nation should know that once again the responsibility of protecting secularism and the idea of India is on the Congress,” he added.
Meanwhile, in the backdrop of the NIA filing a chargesheet against 11 persons from the right-wing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha in the Goa blast, the Congress said any organisation which is involved in acts of terror should be banned.
“Any organisation which is involved in any act of terror should be banned. There are no two views about it,” Mr Tewari said.