Rahul Gandhi at a meeting of opposition parties in Patna on Friday rejected Arvind Kejriwal’s strong appeal for support on the central government’s Delhi Ordinance and said that pressuring the Congress to publicly commit to going with the AAP amounts to a “prank”. Sources in AAP also said that Congress leaders do not agree with this. AAP sources also said that the Congress leader rejected Kejriwal’s plea to bury the animosity and make a fresh start by discussing and agreeing on the ordinance on the sidelines of the Patna meeting. ,We have a process for taking such decisions Rahul Gandhi did not budge even when the Chief Minister of West Bengal suggested both to resolve the issue “over a cup of tea”. Rahul is said to have replied, “We have a process to take such decisions.” According to AAP sources, after Kejriwal publicly announced that he would pressurize the party to end the suspense over what stand it would take in the Rajya Sabha on the ordinance, the Congress is gearing up to oppose the Delhi CM at the meeting. Went. , Its stance became clear when the Chief Minister of Delhi made an emotional appeal for the support of the Congress, saying that the BJP’s success in getting the ordinance passed in the Rajya Sabha could spell the end of federalism and democracy.

Kharge narrated the statements of his spokespersons to Kejriwal Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge replied to Kejriwal after reading a compilation of anti-Congress statements of AAP office bearers. Kejriwal tried to downplay the issue by saying that the AAP functionaries mentioned by the Congress chief were petty party functionaries. The Delhi Chief Minister also said that senior Congress leaders have said more provocative things about AAP, but the time has come for the parties to move beyond rivalry and join hands in view of the threat of BJP authoritarianism. Kharge replied to Kejriwal Like Rahul, Kharge also expressed surprise at AAP’s insistence that Congress declare its stand directly. Sources said the Congress chief said such issues have always been discussed in the meetings held during the Parliament session and the AAP, which has been attending strategy meetings, is well aware of this. Aap’s statement after the Patna meeting On Friday, after not attending the press conference after the meeting in Patna, the AAP issued a statement saying that “unless the Congress publicly condemns the ordinance and declares that all its Rajya Sabha MPs will oppose the ordinance in Rajya Sabha, till then she will do so.” It will be difficult for AAP to participate in future meetings of like-minded parties where Congress will be a partner.” However, AAP sources said Kejriwal is trying to sort things out and bury the past and bridge the trust deficit on both sides. Tried to plead a cease fire to call a meeting with a cup of tea to move forward.

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Sun, Jun 25, 2023, 10: 27 PM IST