Delhi Polls: Rahul Gandhi Named In AAP’s ‘Dishonest Individuals’ Record As Poster Battle Heats Up – News18

Final Up to date:
Delhi Meeting Elections: The poster has deepened the rift throughout the opposition bloc, additional straining ties between the 2 parties- Congress and AAP.
AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi | File Picture/PTI
Delhi Meeting Elections 2025: The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) intensified the poster struggle forward of the Delhi Meeting elections, concentrating on opposition leaders, together with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, by labelling them as “dishonest”.
The poster, which carries a tagline: “Kejriwal’s honesty will outweigh all of the dishonest folks,” additionally options Prime Minister Narendra Modi, House Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and Delhi BJP leaders, as “Dishonest”. However what caught everybody’s consideration was the particular point out of Rahul Gandhi- AAP’s INDIA bloc accomplice.
The poster concentrating on the Congress chief got here after Gandhi hit out at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over his governance within the final 10 years, claiming that he couldn’t match the progressive developments finished throughout former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress chief Sheila Dikshit’s tenure.
“Delhi now desires the actual growth mannequin of former chief minister Sheila Dikshit and never the false propaganda and PR mannequin of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal,” Gandhi mentioned whereas addressing a rally on Thursday.
Rahul Gandhi beforehand accused Arvind Kejriwal of adopting PM Modi’s “propaganda and false guarantees” technique, whereas neglecting important points like rising air pollution, corruption, and inflation in Delhi. He additionally claimed that each leaders are detached to the rights and welfare of marginalized teams, comparable to Dalits and tribals.
Congress Hits Again At AAP
Reacting to the poster, Congress chief Alka Lamba dared the AAP supremo to give up the INDIA bloc, claiming that it was the latter that “begged” the grand outdated celebration for an alliance through the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
“If Arvind Kejriwal has guts, he ought to announce that he’s leaving the INDIA alliance. Congress celebration is standing sturdy with 100 MPs and Arvind Kejriwal is the one who gave all of the 7 seats to BJP,” she mentioned.
“You (Arvind Kejriwal) have been begging in entrance of us for alliance through the Lok Sabha elections. Congress made the most important mistake by forming an alliance together with your celebration for the 7 seats in Delhi. Congress celebration needed to face an enormous loss due to this,” Congress candidate from Kalkaji mentioned.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress candidate from Kalkaji meeting constituency, Alka Lamba says, “…If Arvind Kejriwal has guts, he ought to announce that he’s leaving the INDIA alliance. Congress celebration is standing sturdy with 100 MPs and Arvind Kejriwal is the one who gave all of the 7… pic.twitter.com/LmPNrNvcNj— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2025
The poster has deepened the rift throughout the opposition bloc, additional straining ties between the 2 parties- Congress and AAP, forward of the Delhi Meeting Elections, scheduled to be held on February 5.