Delhi polls: No difference between PM Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, says Rahul Gandhi
The prime minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief ‘keep making false promises’, said the Congress leader.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that there was no difference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, as both “keep making false promises”.
“Do you remember how Delhi was when Kejriwal came to power?” Gandhi asked. “He said he’ll remove corruption. But what has actually happened? Pollution and inflation have kept increasing.”
He added: “Just like Modi ji, he keeps making false promises one after the other. There is no difference between them.”
Gandhi was addressing a rally in northeastern Delhi ahead of Assembly elections in the capital. Polling is scheduled to take place in a single phase on February 5 and the counting of votes will take place on February 8.
The Congress leader said that Kejriwal and Modi were responsible for rising inflation, alleging that the two were serving “a few billionaires”.
Gandhi also asked Kejriwal to clarify his stance on conducting a caste census and the demand for doing away with the 50% cap on reservations in education and government jobs.
“People should ask Kejriwal if he wants reservations for the backward and his stance on carrying out a caste census,” the Congress leader said.
In response, Kejriwal said on social media: “Today Rahul Gandhi came to Delhi. He abused me a lot. But I will not comment on his statements. His fight is to save the Congress. Mine is to save the country.”
The Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress are contesting the Assembly polls separately, despite being members of the Opposition INDIA bloc at the national level.
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In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Aam Aadmi Party-Congress alliance lost all seven parliamentary seats in Delhi to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
On December 26, the Aam Aadmi Party said it would seek the removal of the Congress from the INDIA bloc if action was not taken against Delhi Congress leader Ajay Maken for allegedly calling Kejriwal “anti-national”.
Aam Aadmi Party leader and Chief Minister Atishi accused the Congress of colluding with the BJP to defeat the Aam Aadmi Party in the Delhi polls.
Atishi claimed that her party had been informed by “credible sources” that the Congress’ poll candidates in Delhi were receiving funds from the BJP.
