AAP vs Cong will get larger and bitter: Why has Rahul doubled down on assaults towards Kejriwal? | India Information – The Instances of India
NEW DELHI: The AAP versus Congress battle in Delhi is getting larger and bitter with the allies-turned-rivals engaged in no-holds-barred assault towards one another. Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi, who’ve shared stage a number of occasions within the final one 12 months as allies below the opposition’s INDIA banner, have been focusing on one another like by no means earlier than.
Rahul Gandhi has been relentless in his assaults on Kejriwal. The previous Congress president has accused the AAP chief of “talking lies like PM Narendra Modi” and claimed that “most likely Kejriwal is much more ‘chalaak (crafty)’ than Modi.” Rahul additionally attacked Kejriwal for permitting the “largest liquor rip-off” to occur below his watch and has taken jibes at AAP chief’s ‘sheesh mahal wali rajneeti’.
Kejriwal has additionally returned hearth reminding Rahul Gandhi in regards to the involvement of Gandhi household within the Nationwide Herald corruption case and has alleged Congress complicity with the BJP in making certain clear chit to Robert Vadra in alleged land seize instances. The AAP chief has blamed the Congress of preventing Delhi elections to defeat his celebration and within the course of assist the BJP.
“This time, there may be ‘ilu ilu’ between the BJP and Congress, and they’re preventing these elections collectively. Voting for Congress means voting for BJP. Don’t press the improper button, in any other case, life will likely be depressing,” Kejriwal mentioned at a rally with Samjawadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav by his facet.The Congress has reacted sharply to allegations of “tango with the BJP” and has mentioned that by comparable yardsticks it may very well be claimed that AAP had joined arms with BJP in states the place it contested towards the grand-old-party. “Arvind Kejriwal is rattled to see his impending defeat (within the elections). We are able to additionally ask him that when he went to Goa, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Gujarat, and Maharashtra, did he make a compromise with the BJP? Such statements do not swimsuit Kejriwal,” Congress chief Supriya Shrinate mentioned countering AAP chief’s cost.
When Kejriwal tried to vary the discourse of Delhi marketing campaign by accusing Haryana authorities of poisoning the town’s water – Rahul led the cost to shred the AAP chief and mentioned, “Kejriwal ji, now 2025 has come. When will you are taking a dip within the Yamuna? Delhi is ready!
“Ever since coming to energy in Delhi, Kejriwal has been making empty guarantees – ‘we are going to clear Yamuna, I’ll take a dip or else do not vote’, and lots of extra lengthy speeches. And right now once more he’s sitting with a bottle of Yamuna water making allegations and counter-allegations,” Rahul mentioned.
“This isn’t simply an insult to Yamuna ji, it’s a mockery of the lives of the folks of Delhi that has been occurring for years. This horrific situation of Yamuna is the results of the confluence of negligence and corruption of the Modi and Kejriwal governments,” the Congress chief added.
Will probably be fascinating to see the affect of this bitter slugfest between the AAP and the Congress on the long run dynamics of the INDIA bloc. Akhilesh Yadav has brazenly backed Kejriwal on this battle and held a highway present with the AAP chief. His enchantment to voters to not waste their votes had a refined message for the Congress. Mamata Banerjee and Sharad Pawar have additionally spoken in assist of Kejriwal. Nonetheless, they haven’t joined the marketing campaign on floor. Uddhav Thackeray has introduced to remain impartial and steer clear of campaigning in Delhi elections. Whereas the dynamics of INDIA bloc differs from state to state, there may be maybe one frequent thread that defines its politics – balancing energy aspirations between the Congress and the regional events.
Kejriwal will not be the primary INDIA bloc chief with which the Congress has had bitter tussle. We’ve got seen the same bickering play out in West Bengal the place Congress and the Left events refused to hitch arms with Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress. Mamata then levelled comparable allegations towards the Congress of working to assist the BJP in Bengal.
Curiously nevertheless, the depth of Congress’s assaults towards Kejriwal is far more than what we noticed in Bengal towards Mamata. AAP is the one nationwide celebration within the opposition alliance apart from the Congress and has unfold its wings in a number of states. This raises the apparent query – Does Congress see Kejriwal as a much bigger risk to the grand-old-party than different regional leaders together with Mamata or is the Congress attempting to ship out a message to different allies within the opposition bloc?
Whereas there could also be no clear reply to this – the aggression in Rahul’s assaults on Kejriwal maybe factors to the celebration’s long-term plans because the Congress is unlikely to make massive features in these elections driving on this offensive.
