New Delhi:
In a widening of fissures between the Congress and the AAP, allies on the Central stage as a part of the INDIA bloc, Congress chief Ashok Gehlot has mentioned the Arvind Kejriwal-led occasion is its opponent in Delhi and is harbouring a false impression that it’ll win once more within the upcoming Assembly elections. In a swift, stinging response, Mr Kejriwal mentioned Mr Gehlot’s remarks have laid naked the “secret cooperation” between the Congress and the BJP for the Delhi polls.
The public spat between the senior leaders of the INDIA allies comes days after the AAP mentioned it will ask different members to take away the Congress from the opposition bloc until considered one of its leaders, Ajay Maken, apologised for calling Arvind Kejriwal “anti-national”. Even then, the AAP had mentioned that the Congress was doing all the things it may to make sure that it helped the BJP within the Delhi elections.
Answering a query on Wednesday, Ashok Gehlot, who’s a former Rajasthan Chief Minister, mentioned in Hindi, “They (the AAP) are our opposition. They are harbouring a false impression since they received twice (in Delhi)… the voters’ temper appears to have modified now. The Congress is campaigning effectively and we may even see good outcomes this time.”
Sharing a clip of Mr Gehlot’s remarks on X, Mr Kejriwal mentioned the Congress chief’s feedback have confirmed what the folks already believed.
“Gehlot ji, you made it clear that the Congress sees the AAP because the opposition in Delhi. You remained silent on the BJP. People additionally felt that the AAP is the opposition for the Congress and the BJP is its accomplice. People additionally believed that the BJP and the Congress are combating the elections collectively towards the AAP. So far, this cooperation between you two was a secret. Today, you could have made it public. Thank you, on behalf of the folks of Delhi, for this clarification,” the previous Delhi chief minister wrote in Hindi.
Support From Allies
Earlier on Wednesday, the Trinamool Congress – one other key INDIA ally – threw its weight behind the AAP for the Delhi polls, following within the footsteps of the Samajwadi Party, which had reportedly achieved so a day earlier.
Thanking the Trinamool Congress and its President Mamata Banerjee for the assist, Mr Kejriwal mentioned he was “personally grateful”.
“TMC has introduced assist to AAP in Delhi elections. I’m personally grateful to Mamta Didi. Thank you Didi. U have all the time supported and blessed us in our good and unhealthy instances (sic),” he wrote on X.
Senior Trinamool Congress MP and the occasion’s chief within the Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, responded virtually instantly, saying, “We have your again @AamAadmiParty.”
Mr Kejriwal had additionally expressed gratitude to INDIA ally Samajwadi Party on Tuesday after its chief, Akhilesh Yadav, reportedly mentioned he would assist the AAP.
“Thank you very a lot Akhilesh ji. You all the time assist and stand with us. I and the folks of Delhi are grateful for this,” he wrote on Tuesday.
The Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress had backed the AAP throughout the 2020 elections as effectively.
Delhi will vote on February 5 and counting of votes will probably be held on February 8.