‘Will seek Congress’ removal from INDIA bloc if no action is taken against Ajay Maken,’ says AAP
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi accused the Opposition party of ‘colluding’ with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of Assembly polls in the capital.
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The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said it would seek the removal of the Congress from the Opposition INDIA bloc if action is not taken against the Congress’ Delhi leader Ajay Maken for allegedly calling former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal “anti-national”.
At a press conference, Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh demanded that the Congress leadership act against Maken within 24 hours.
Chief Minister Atishi accused the Congress of colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, which are expected to take place in or before February.
While the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are part of the INDIA bloc at the national level, they are contesting the Assembly polls separately.
“Yesterday, Congress’ senior leader Ajay Maken said that [AAP chief] Arvind Kejriwal is anti-national,” Atishi said. “I want to ask the Congress party if they have ever levelled the same allegations against any BJP leader. No. But today, Congress is accusing Arvind Kejriwal of being anti-national.”
Atishi asked why the Congress had filed the first information report against her and Kejriwal on Wednesday. “Has Congress filed any FIR against any BJP leader ever?” she asked, adding that the Congress must act against Maken if it had “no understanding” with the BJP.
Atishi further asked the Congress why it...
