Alka Lamba Quits AAP To Rewire Connections With Congress

Alka Lamba started her political career with the Congress, and had taken up several roles within the party for around 20 years before joining the Aam Aadmi Party.

Alka Lamba posted a picture with Sonia Gandhi on September 4 on her Facebook account.

New Delhi: Is Alka Lamba rewiring her connections with the Congress or will enter the BJP? This is question that is keeping the political circles guessing. There is definitely a strong rumour of her returning to the Congress, as over the years she’s been a trenchant critic of the saffron regime. With approaching Delhi elections, the disgruntled AAP MLA had met Congress president Sonia Gandhi couple of days ago. Lamba’s stint with the the AAP has been rough and it all began over the party’s decision to pass a resolution to revoke Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna. Lamba had vehemently objected to the party's resolution. In December 2018, she said in a tweet that AAP had asked her to support the resolution, which she refused. The rebel leader added that she was ready to face any punishment for her actions.

She started her political career with the Congress, and had taken up several roles within the party for around 20 years before joining the Aam Aadmi Party. 5 things to know about Alka Lamba:

• Alka Lamba started an NGO named India Foundation in 2006 with the aim of empowering women and youth and encouraging them to take part in the political, social and economic development of India.
• She represented National Commission for Women on 16 July 2012, as one of the member of the inquiry team of 2012 Guwahati molestation case.
• Alka Lamba was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly from Chandni Chowk.
• Alka Lamba was married to Lokesh Kapoor but the couple divorced in 2003. He had alleged that Lamba has illegally occupied his flat in Subhash Nagar.
• Lamba was 19 when she first stepped into politics in 1994, as a second year B.Sc. student.