‘Congress Nowhere In Delhi Election Race’: Why AAP Is In No Temper To Return Rahul Gandhi’s Salvoes – News18
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Chatting with News18, a senior celebration chief stated the AAP has by no means thought of Congress competitors in Delhi, so there is no such thing as a level in participating with it
Within the final two meeting polls, held in 2015 and 2020, AAP had a clear sweep because it bagged greater than 60 seats out of 70. (PTI)
The Aam Aadmi Occasion and its chief Arvind Kejriwal have determined to not interact with the Congress within the run-up to the Delhi elections regardless of the Grand Previous Occasion coaching weapons on the AAP.
On Monday, as Rahul Gandhi began the ballot marketing campaign in Delhi, he attacked Kejriwal, highlighting the air pollution, corruption and inflation within the Capital.
Quickly, Kejriwal, in a publish on social media platform X, stated Gandhi had abused him, however he wouldn’t touch upon his remarks. “His combat is to avoid wasting Congress, my combat is to avoid wasting the nation,” Kejriwal posted in Hindi.
Chatting with News18, a senior celebration chief stated the AAP has by no means thought of Congress competitors in Delhi, so there is no such thing as a level in participating with it.
“Congress is nowhere within the race in Delhi elections. Why ought to we bask in one thing that isn’t impacting us? The combat has at all times been about stopping the BJP and bettering the residing requirements within the metropolis. Nothing else issues,” they stated.
Though the celebration has stated it is not going to interact in attacking the Congress, it has been vocal in opposition to the Grand Previous Occasion. In the previous few weeks, AAP has claimed plenty of instances that the BJP and Congress have an undeclared alliance for Delhi polls.
Final week, when BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri used derogatory feedback in opposition to chief minister Atishi, celebration chief Sanjay Singh criticised the Congress, saying it was shameful that two senior leaders from their very own celebration — Ajay Maken and Sandeep Dikshit — haven’t spoken a single phrase condemning Bidhuri’s remarks. He known as their silence ‘incorrect’ and questioned their intentions.
“Doesn’t it make it clear that Ajay Maken and Sandeep Dikshit are carefully related with the BJP? They’ve such deep relations that they don’t have the braveness to utter a single phrase in opposition to Ramesh Bidhuri,” Singh had stated.
Final month additionally, the AAP raised comparable allegations in opposition to Congress once they attacked Dikshit and Maken for submitting official complaints in opposition to the AAP over a spread of points.
“Congress is fielding candidates whose sole function is to hurt the Aam Aadmi Occasion. Who’s behind fielding Sandeep Dikshit in opposition to Arvind Kejriwal? Who’s arranging his marketing campaign in opposition to Kejriwal? At this level, all limits have been crossed,” he had stated.
This isn’t the primary time the 2 events have indulged in a tug-of-war.
Although the 2 have been a part of the INDIA bloc, they may not come on the identical web page for an alliance in Delhi.
The town will go for polls on February 5 and the counting of votes will happen on February 8. Within the final two meeting polls, held in 2015 and 2020, AAP had a clear sweep because it bagged greater than 60 seats out of 70. The remaining went to the BJP whereas Congress acquired zero seats in each the polls.
