NEW DELHI:
The threat was articulated at a press conference held by Delhi chief minister Atishi and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh who lashed out at the Congress, laying bare the deep schism within the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).
The Congress hit back, saying the AAP was trying to "salvage its shattered image ahead of the Delhi elections".
The AAP's public statements add to a growing chorus for a shake-up within the 24-member INDIA bloc since the Congress's defeat in the Haryana elections and the assembly polls in Maharashtra, where the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was relegated to just 50 seats in the 288-seat assembly. Over the last two months, a string of parties—including the Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, NCP (SP), Shiv Sena (UBT), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and National Conference—have spoken out about the Congress's leadership position in the bloc.
Matters came to a head on Thursday when Atishi and Singh accused the Congress of colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to "harm the AAP's prospects" in the elections.
"Ajay Maken on Wednesday called Arvind Kejriwal anti-national," said Atishi. "If the Congress does not take action against Ajay Maken in the next 24 hours, we will ask other members of the INDIA bloc to remove the party from the alliance," added Singh, articulating the AAP's sharpest attack yet against the Congress.
This story is from the December 27, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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