The much-hyped Patna assembly on which opposition’s hopes for 2024 are driving, hit an deadlock right this moment over Aam Aadmi Celebration’s insistence on unanimous assist over Delhi bureaucrats problem. 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years, and with AAP rising at the price of Congress in Gujarat, Punjab and different states, many leaders of the Grand Outdated Celebration will not be too eager to enroll to assist it.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 govt order taking away the management over bureaucrats in Delhi. It needed the Congress to spell out its stand at right this moment’s assembly.
The Congress hit out at AAP’s “either-or” stance. Celebration chief Mallikarjun Kharge learn out a number of situations of AAP’s provocative statements in opposition to Congress, sources stated.
Mr Kharge additionally talked about AAP’s yesterday’s assertion, claiming it has “vitiated the setting” for right this moment’s assembly. Congress leaders confirmed AAP spokesman Priyanka Kakkar’s allegation of the Congress coming into a take care of the BJP.
Mr Kejriwal stated she was new and the assertion was given with out his approval.
Mr Kharge, sources stated, identified that AAP usually attends opposition technique classes and questioned the necessity for a special mechanism to take a name on the Ordinance. He additionally questioned the necessity to make it a pre-condition for an alliance in opposition to the BJP.
Sources stated senior chief KC Venugopal, who was additionally current on the meet, weighed in, saying one can not “put a gun to Congress’ head and demand negotiations”.
Mr Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, nonetheless, stated there was “no query” of supporting something moved by BJP. However there’s a course of within the celebration for taking such choices and it’ll take 10 days earlier than the subsequent 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 now have not come right here to debate your problem, however the points to tips on how to cease the BJP,” sources quoted him as saying.
Ultimately, Mr Kejriwal appeared remoted as most leaders suggested him to not make it a status problem.
The subsequent assembly will probably be held on July 10 or 12, when the events will attempt to formulate a method for the polls.
