Kochi: Senior Congress leader A. K. Antony says that a broad alliance of opposition parties under the leadership Sonia Gandhi will emerge at the national level to defeat the communal forces. Speaking after inaugurating the birthday celebrations of the late Rajiv Gandhi here on Sunday Antony said the broad alliance will be formed by the next parliament election. The alliance is to liberate the country from the hands of communal forces and preserve the values espoused by the constitution.
“The temporary setbacks will not deter the determination to form such an alliance”, he added. The Congress and Sonia Gandhi will provide the leadership for developing such an alliance in all possible manners, he said.
Crediting Rajiv Gandhi for initiating policies with specific objectives of the welfare of women and youth, Mr Antony said reservation for women and voting rights for youth were the dreams of the late prime minister.
