Aam Aadmi Party National Chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at Congress for not forging an alliance with his party (AAP) in Delhi to take on Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. He further claimed there are rumours that BJP and Congress have joined hands and have ‘secret understanding’ in Delhi.
Kejriwal further training guns towards Congress said that the Congress wants BJP to win in Delhi and however he (Arvind Kejriwal) will defeat the ‘Unholy Alliance’ of BJP-Congress in Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter hours after DPCC Chief Sheila Dixit formally declined AAP’s offer to forge an alliance. Kejriwal in a tweet said, ‘At a time when the whole country wants to defeat Modi– Shah duo, Congress is helping BJP by splitting the anti-BJP vote. Rumours r (are) that Cong (Congress) has some secret understanding with BJP.”
He added “Delhi is ready to fight against Cong-BJP alliance. People will defeat this unholy alliance”. He made the tweet while quoting a report that said that Sheila Dixit declines to go with AAP in Delhi.
At a time when the whole country wants to defeat Modi- Shah duo, Cong is helping BJP by splitting anti-BJP vote. Rumours r that Cong has some secret understanding wid BJP. Delhi is ready to fight against Cong-BJP alliance. People will defeat this unholy alliance. https://t.co/JUsYMjxCxy
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 5, 2019
Kejriwal reaction came hours after Shiela Dixit ending months-long speculations said her party is not going with the AAP. Briefing the media after the meeting the Congress party’s Delhi leadership, former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit made the announcement. Sheila Dixit said ‘A unanimous decision has been taken that there will be no alliance in Delhi’.
READ: ‘Unanimous Decision Not to Enter into Alliance with AAP’: Congress Delhi Chief Sheila Dixit
Gopal Rai hours after the Congress ‘Unanimous’ Decision also blamed Congress working to help BJP. AAP Leader said, ‘Congress’ final announcement (to contest alone in Delhi) shows that it is hell-bent on helping BJP, it seems for them the party is bigger than the country. Could it be that Congress has made an unofficial alliance with the BJP?’
Gopal Rai, AAP: Congress' final announcement (to contest alone in Delhi) shows that it is hell bent on helping BJP, it seems for them party is bigger than the country. Could it be that Congress has made an unofficial alliance with the BJP? pic.twitter.com/lKGy2Aifdw
— ANI (@ANI) March 5, 2019
DPCC Chief Sheila Dixit’s announcement came days after Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday announced its candidates in 6 out of 7 Lok Sabha in Delhi for Lok Sabha Polls due for April-May this year. AAP Delhi Convenor Gopal Rai on the occasion briefed the press along with all Six Candidates.
The party will field :
- Atishi from East Delhi
- Raghav Chaddha from South Delhi
- Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk
- Dilip Pandey from North East Delhi
- Gugan Singh from North West Delhi
- Brajesh Goel from the New Delhi
The candidate for the seventh and the final seat, West Delhi, is still being discussed and will be announced later, senior party leader Gopal Rai said at a press conference on Saturday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his public rallies in National Capital has repeatedly asserted the need of forging an alliance. Kejriwal while addressing a rally in Okhla last month said, People should vote to that party who is defeating BJP in the Respective State. He said Mamata Banerjee is defeating BJP in West Bengal, SP–BSP has an upper in Uttar Pradesh. Kejriwal added while asking to public Who will defeat BJP in Punjab and added a second Congress is defeating BJP in Punjab. So people should vote for Congress in Punjab.
However, he added AAP is defeating BJP in national Capital while saying that ‘Don’t’ waste your vote by casting it to Congress’.
The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) had swept the state by winning all seven parliamentary seats with a vote share of 46.40 per cent in 2014 General Elections. The Deputant AAP came second with 32.90 per cent votes, pushing the Congress to the third with 15 per cent vote share.
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