The much-hyped Patna assembly on which opposition’s hopes for 2024 are using, hit an deadlock at present over Aam Aadmi Get together’s insistence on unanimous assist over Delhi bureaucrats situation. The four-hour session, held on the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, noticed excessive drama, with the Congress — which refuses to commit itself — studying out a ‘rap sheet’ of AAP.
The 2 events have been at loggerheads for years, and with AAP rising at the price of Congress in Gujarat, Punjab and different states, many leaders of the Grand Outdated Get together usually are not too eager to enroll to assist it.
AAP has dug in its heels, declaring that it will not be a part of the united opposition until Congress publicly opposes the Centre’s government order taking away the management over bureaucrats in Delhi. It needed the Congress to spell out its stand at at present’s assembly.
The Congress hit out at AAP’s “either-or” stance. Get together chief Mallikarjun Kharge learn out a number of situations of AAP’s provocative statements towards Congress, sources stated.
Mr Kharge additionally talked about AAP’s yesterday’s assertion, claiming it has “vitiated the atmosphere” for at present’s assembly. Congress leaders confirmed AAP spokesman Priyanka Kakkar’s allegation of the Congress getting into a cope with the BJP.
Mr Kejriwal stated she was new and the assertion was given with out his approval.
Mr Kharge, sources stated, identified that AAP frequently attends opposition technique periods and questioned the necessity for a distinct mechanism to take a name on the Ordinance. He additionally questioned the necessity to make it a pre-condition for an alliance towards the BJP.
Sources stated senior chief KC Venugopal, who was additionally current on the meet, weighed in, saying one can’t “put a gun to Congress’ head and demand negotiations”.
Mr Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, nevertheless, stated there was “no query” of supporting something moved by BJP. However there’s a course of within the get together for taking such selections and it’ll take 10 days earlier than the following parliament session.
The assembled leaders, in the meantime, began weighing in on the problem. Whereas Nitish Kumar was in favour of the Congress making its place clear, Nationwide Convention chief Omar Abdullah identified that the assembly was veering off beam.
“We’ve not come right here to debate your situation, however the points to how you can cease the BJP,” sources quoted him as saying.
Ultimately, Mr Kejriwal appeared remoted as most leaders suggested him to not make it a status situation.
The following assembly can be held on July 10 or 12, when the events will attempt to formulate a technique for the polls.
