"We cannot trust AAP...": Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit
Aug 18, 2023
New Delhi [India], August 18 : Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and said that AAP cannot be trusted adding that there is corruption rooted in their politics.
Speaking to ANI, Sandeep Dikshit said, "Our stand is we cannot trust this party (AAP). There is corruption in their politics. They practice politics of dishonesty. They have no agenda on economic development and their focus is only on rolling out freebies. They are always ready to speak lies."
Sandeep Dikshit further stated that the recent meeting of the Delhi Congress leaders with the party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi was held with the aim to strengthen the party and no discussion was held on fighting elections in the coalition.
"We did not say that we will fight on all seven seats. We said we will prepare for the seven seats. Every party prepares irrespective of a coalition. When a coalition is formed then it will be decided who will contest on which seat. Our meeting was to strengthen the party. We did not discuss coalition in the meeting," he said.
Earlier a controversy had erupted between Aam Admi Party and Congress over Alka Lamba's statement claiming that the party had asked its cadres and leaders to start making preparations for the seven Lok Sabha seats for the 2024 elections.
This statement triggered the AAP to threaten a walkout from the INDIA alliance. This forced Congress in charge of Delhi to make clarification that no talks had been held on the alliance in Delhi.
Deepak Babaria, Congress in-charge for Delhi, on Wednesday also distanced the party from its leader Alka Lamba's statement, saying that there was no discussion held on elections or alliance in today's meeting. Babaria even termed her statement "immature".
He also cautioned the AAP on its media statement, saying, "The AAP should understand before making such statements."
"They should also understand that the entire media wants to support the BJP..want to provoke you. After provoking you, to make such statements. I think it is the most unfortunate thing," Babaria said, referring to the AAP statement on the issue.
