New Delhi:
“What a condition you have made of the country. These people have just terminated the membership of Rahul Gandhi. You guys are scared. If there is anyone among the most corrupt Prime Ministers in the history of India… the one who has studied 12th. If there has ever been a least educated Prime Minister, it is Narendra Modi.
“A scared dictator wants to create a dead democracy. While capturing all the institutions including the media, breaking up the parties, extorting money from companies, freezing the account of the main opposition party was not enough for the demonic power, now the arrest of the elected Chief Ministers has also become a common thing. India will give a befitting reply to this.
The two statements given above are of AAP leader Arvind Kajriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The first statement was given by Kejriwal in Delhi Assembly. This is when Rahul Gandhi’s membership of Parliament was snatched after a court decision. The second statement was given by Rahul Gandhi when the then Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal was arrested in the so-called liquor scam.
Rahul Gandhi’s attack on Arvind Kejriwal
Now see a third statement, “This is Kejriwal ji’s ‘shining’ Delhi – Paris based Delhi!” Rahul Gandhi had written this statement in a video of Delhi on the social media site X. This statement is enough to show how much the relations between Aam Aadmi Party and Congress have deteriorated before the Delhi Assembly elections.
This is Kejriwal ji’s ‘shining’ Delhi – Delhi like Paris!#SaafKaroDilli pic.twitter.com/ycSxZa4hUt
—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 14, 2025
Rahul Gandhi’s latest statement shows that Congress has entered the Delhi Assembly elections strongly, where it had lost in the last two assembly elections. Last week, Rahul Gandhi had said in a rally organized in Seelampur, Delhi that for him there is no difference between PM Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal. This was the first time that a Congress leader had directly attacked Arvind Kejriwal. This is the situation when just a few months ago both the parties had jointly contested the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. But both could not win even a single seat. After this, both the parties avoided making any compromise for the Haryana Assembly elections. However, Rahul Gandhi wanted a compromise with AAP. After this, both the parties decided to contest the Delhi Assembly elections separately.
Relationship between Aam Aadmi Party and Congress
This fight between AAP and Congress in Delhi is not related to Delhi only. This fight has come through Punjab and Gujarat. It is you who have caused the most damage to Congress in Delhi. It is only because of the votes of Congress that AAP has succeeded in achieving a historic victory in Delhi. While in Punjab there is a direct contest between AAP and Congress, in Gujarat AAP caused loss to Congress by securing 13 percent votes. Due to lack of compromise in the Haryana Assembly elections, AAP contested on all the seats. She could not win any seat, but definitely tarnished the chances of Congress’s victory. This is the reason why Congress is attacking against AAP in Delhi. Every left and big leader is directly attacking the Aam Aadmi Party. Surrounded by allegations of corruption, Aam Aadmi Party is now on the defensive.
Today Rahul Gandhi ji came to Delhi. He abused me a lot. But I will not comment on his statements.
Their fight is to save Congress, my fight is to save the country.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 13, 2025
The result of AAP becoming stronger in Delhi is that Congress, which once had a vote bank of more than 40 percent, has come down to less than five percent. This is the reason why Congress has come into the election field wholeheartedly to regain its lost vote bank. In such a situation, if Congress is successful in increasing its vote bank and winning some seats, then you will have to bear the direct loss. The poor and Muslims of Delhi have been voters of Congress. This voter has moved away from Congress because of free electricity and water. Bringing him back is a challenge for Congress. At the same time, the way Congress has raised the issue of the Constitution, Muslim voters have been attracted towards it. This is also visible in the results of Lok Sabha elections. In such a situation, if Muslims in Delhi go towards Congress then the results can be shocking.
In the Delhi Assembly elections, Congress gave the slogan ‘Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Constitution’.
India alliance divided into two parts
The fight between AAP and Congress in Delhi has also divided the India Alliance into two parts. Many parties in the alliance are seen openly standing with Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP. These include Samajwadi Party, Sharad Pawar’s NCP and Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress. These parties have supported AAP in Delhi. Such support and the tussle over leadership in the India alliance has also alerted the Congress. She is busy strengthening herself everywhere. She does not want to weaken herself to strengthen the regional party. It does not want to remain the third party to defeat BJP in Delhi. That is why Congress has continued to attack the Aam Aadmi Party.
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