Last Update: July 17th 2023, 2:43 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday thanked Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge for standing with the people of Delhi (File Image/PTI)
The Delhi Chief Minister today left for Bengaluru to attend the second mega meeting of opposition parties to be held on July 17-18 to chalk out a strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday thanked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for “standing with the people of Delhi” on the ordinance issue.
“Thank you Kharge ji for standing with the people of Delhi. “This ordinance is anti-India and anti-national and should be fought with full force,” Kejriwal said in a tweet. The Delhi chief minister has left for Bengaluru to attend another. mega meeting Opposition parties will meet on July 17-18 to chalk out a strategy to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Asked about the Congress party’s stand on AAP in Delhi and Punjab, Kharge said, “It is not just about one person. If there is a setback to the democracy and constitution of the country, then it becomes our responsibility to work unitedly to save the democracy and the constitution. No individual is bigger than the country.”
#Watch , On Congress’ stand against the Delhi ordinance, party national president Mallikarjun Kharge says, “It is not just about one person. If there is a setback to the democracy and constitution of the country, then it becomes our responsibility to unite and save it… pic.twitter.com/4NKBrWpJSR— ANI (@ANI) 17 July 2023
After a meeting of AAP’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) at Kejriwal’s residence, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha welcomed the Congress’ decision to oppose the Centre’s ordinance on control of administrative services in Delhi.
“The Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party met today and held extensive discussions. TMC, RJD, JDU, DMK, BRS, NCP, SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI, CPI(M), JMM – all these parties raised their voice against black people on the call of the party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Assured their support in defeating the ordinance and (the Bill on it) in Parliament,” he said.
Congress expanded its Help A day before the big meeting of the opposition, he targeted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the Delhi ordinance issue.
“I think he (AAP) will attend the meeting tomorrow. As far as the ordinance (on control of services in Delhi) is concerned, our stand is very clear. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said on Sunday, we are not going to support it.
The Congress party’s stand on the Delhi ordinance issue was a major point of contention at the first opposition meeting held in Patna on 23 June. AAP had criticized the grand old party for not supporting the Delhi government on the ordinance issue.