'AAP's Only Motive To Break Opposition Unity': Congress Leader Ajay Maken Targets Kejriwal

"The thing is very clear that Arvind Kejriwal does not want to go to jail so he is with BJP and their (AAP Party) only motive is to break the opposition's unity," Congress' Ajay Maken told ANI.

Congress leader Ajay Maken on Sunday accused the AAP party and CM Arvind Kejriwal of trying to break the Opposition unity. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Maken on Sunday accused the AAP party and CM Arvind Kejriwal of trying to break the Opposition unity. Hitting out at AAP, Maken said, "On one side, AAP is seeking Congress' support; on the other, they are speaking against the party. What do they want by doing this, do they want to take our support or make distance from the party (Congress)...."

"The thing is very clear that Arvind Kejriwal does not want to go to jail so he is with BJP and their (AAP Party) only motive is to break the opposition's unity," he told ANI.

#WATCH | On one side, AAP is seeking Congress' support; on the other, they are speaking against the party. What do they want by doing this, do they want to take our support or make distance from the party (Congress)...The thing is very clear that Arvind Kejriwal does not want to… pic.twitter.com/3KFhQGT56l

— ANI (@ANI) June 25, 2023

Earlier on June 23, several Opposition parties and their leaders met in Patna, the capital city of Bihar. For the last few months, Nitish Kumar has been making efforts to stitch an alliance of opposition parties to stop the BJP juggernaut led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.    

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attended the mega opposition meeting. However, AAP leaders were not present at the joint press conference held at the conclusion of the meeting.

After the Patna meet, AAP in a statement had claimed, "Until the Congress publicly denounces the Black Ordinance and declares that all 31 of its RS MPs will oppose the ordinance in the Rajya Sabha, it will be difficult for AAP to participate in future meetings of like-minded parties where the Congress is a participant.”

"A total of 15 parties are attending the like-minded party meeting in Patna, out of which 12 have representation in the Rajya Sabha. Except for the Indian National Congress, all other 11 parties, which have representation in the Rajya Sabha, have clearly expressed their stand against the Black Ordinance and announced that they would oppose it in the Rajya Sabha," the party said.

The Union government on May 19 brought an ordinance to notify rules for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) regarding the 'transfer posting, vigilance and other incidental matters'.

The ordinance was brought to amend the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 and it circumvents the Supreme Court judgement in the Centre vs Delhi case on the control of services.