Congress ready to fight Uttar Pradesh polls on its own: Ghulam Nabi Azad

MEERUT: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said the party is ready to contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, due next year, on its own for now. “The Congress is prepared to fight the Uttar Pradesh polls alone for now and there is no talk of an alliance with any party,” said Azad, while addressing Congress workers here before leaving for Bijnor.

He urged the party workers to get into battle mode for the upcoming polls. Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Azad said the demonetisation decision will ruin the country and its people and claimed that every person is troubled by it. “The Centre took the decision without any preparation and this will affect their performance in the UP polls. People who faced problems after demonetisation will take revenge from BJP by not voting for them,” Azad said. “Neither does the PM speak in Parliament, nor does he talk to the poor or the media,” he said. “The PM is not at all concerned about the problems of common man,” he added.