Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo/PTI)
Punjab Congress leaders told Kharge that any hint of an ‘alliance’ with AAP for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls would be politically ‘disastrous’ for the party
Reiterating their strong opposition to supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the Delhi ordinance issue, Punjab Congress leaders on Monday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and urged him to desist from supporting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. as it would be detrimental to the interests of the party. Many states including Punjab
The special thing is that former Congress President Rahul Gandhi was also present in this meeting.
After some state unit leaders expressed their objection to supporting AAP on this issue, Kharge called separate meetings of leaders of Punjab and Delhi units. When the Punjab leaders met the party president, he categorically told them that any hint of an “alliance” with AAP for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls would be politically “disastrous” for the party.
Local leaders pointed out that by meeting the Congress leadership, Arvind Kejriwal would be able to convey that he was the force behind a united opposition against the BJP, which does not augur well for the grand old party in several states, including Punjab.
He also suggested that Rahul Gandhi or the party president should not meet Kejriwal.
Punjab leaders led by state unit chief Amarinder Raja Waring, Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa, former state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, former ministers Sukhjinder Randhawa, Bharat Ashu Bhushan and Tript Bajwa Rana KP Singh told Kharge that the Punjab unit is the most Was bad Affected because the AAP government in the state had resorted to political vendetta against its leaders.
Citing vigilance cases against Bharat Bhushan Ashu, besides inquiries against former CM Charanjit Singh Channi and other ex-MLAs, the state unit chief pointed out that any such truck with AAP would demoralize the party cadre.
After the meeting, Navjot Singh Sidhu told the media persons that there cannot be an alliance where there are ideological differences.
“Wherever he (Kejriwal) goes, he has only affected the Congress. The party high command needs to decide whether they want to be a part of Kejriwal’s Congress-mukt Bharat, which is the BJP’s slogan. Calling for a united opposition is one thing but the party high command must decide whether they want to stand with a person who is almost like the B-team of the BJP whose party is accused in a product scam,” a leader said. commented.
