'Congress not ready for alliance, couldn't convince them,' says Arvind Kejriwal
In the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been sounding bugle to ally with the arch rivals Congress but the grand old party is yet not convinced to tie-up with the aam aadmi’s.
Kejriwal, who is pretty confident that the ruling BJP will be decimated to zero if the Congress-AAP ties up for the 2019 polls, the Delhi CM lashed out at the PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah duo for dividing people upon the lines of religion and caste.
AAP’s national convener said, “We are tired of convincing the Congress to form an alliance, but they do not understand. If there is an alliance, the BJP will lose all the seven Lok Sabha seats it currently has in Delhi.”
This is the position of Del govt today... pic.twitter.com/3SdrDIlJJC
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 20, 2019
The rally was held in the minority dominated area of Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat, which is currently by BJP’s Union Minister Harsh Vardhan.
While drawing comparison from UP’s SP-BSP alliance, Kejriwal said that the conundrum in Delhi’s politics and the poll scenario is “weakening” Aam Aadmi Party and while mentioning about the alliance with Congress, he reiterated, “I dont know what they have in their minds.”
Kejriwal further added that "We are ready to offer all 7 seats to Congress if they are in a position to defeat the BJP, but that might not be the case yet."
The AAP convener alleged that if the BJP is brought back to power, India’s democracy and Constitution would come under threat and he requested to public to vote for an alternative, which is AAP.
“Beware of the division of votes. Vote for the AAP because it can defeat the BJP and Modi in Delhi,” said Arvind Kejriwal, clearly announcing the poll bugle for 2019 elections.
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First published: 21 February 2019, 10:40 IST