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Arvind Kejriwal warns people against voting Congress in Lok Sabha polls
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Arvind Kejriwal warns people against voting Congress in Lok Sabha polls
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned people against voting for Congress, even speculations are being made that AAP is in touch with the Alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
While addressing a function in Kakrola, he also asked people not to vote for the BJP, alleging that all the seven sitting MPs of the party did nothing for the development of Delhi. “Don’t vote for the Congress at all, if you vote for the Congress, it will strengthen Narendra Modi. Let not your vote split and give all seven MPs to the AAP,” the AAP chief said.
His remarks assume significance as speculations are making rounds that a pre-poll alliance is possible in Delhi between the AAP and the Congress to stop the BJP in 2019 parliamentary elections. Both parties have denied such speculation so far.
Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said that political affairs committee of the party will take a call on alliance considering views of leaders and workers from Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, after January 15.
Ajay Maken, who was critical of his party’s alliance in Delhi with the AAP has resigned as the Delhi Congress president, while senior party leader and former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit maintained that national leadership will take the decision about a tie-up for 2019 and she will abide by it.
At the face value, Kejriwal’s appeal to voters not to vote for the Congress means that the AAP is ultimately ready to take an independent plunge in the upcoming parliamentary polls.
The national executive of the AAP has decided to contest all the seats in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Goa and Chandigarh in its recent meeting, 33 of the total, in the Lok Sabha elections.
source: The Indian Express