Partap Bajwa cautions high command, says AAP doesn't deserve Congress' solidarity after the BJP's ordinance - Punjabi News

Published on: 23 May 2023 at 06:12 PM

Partap Bajwa cautions high command, says AAP doesn’t deserve Congress’ solidarity after the BJP’s ordinance

Published by: PreetiMahajan

The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, May 23

Launching a scathing attack on the Aam Aadmi Party and its government in Punjab, Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa said on Tuesday that the AAP deserved no solidarity from Congress party because it had unleashed a ruthless witch-hunt campaign against the Congress MLAs, leaders and workers in Punjab and made their lives hell by misusing the police and investigation agencies.

Senior Congress Leader Bajwa urged the Indian National Congress high command to consider the aforementioned point before reaching a decision on extending support to AAP after the BJP-led Union Government promulgated an ordinance nullifying the Supreme Court ruling that empowered the Delhi government with control of services.

“In order to strangulate the voice of the main opposition party – the Congress Party – in Punjab, the AAP government in Punjab stooped to the lowest level and lodged false FIRs against Congress leaders and workers, right from the former chief minister to village sarpanches and panches”, Bajwa said.

“I appeal to INC high command to consult the leadership of Punjab, HP, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Gujarat & Karnataka before even considering helping AAP. It was instrumental in giving a political edge to BJP in these states. AAP is the B team of BJP and they are two sides of the same coin. Let’s not protect a wolf in the sheep’s clothing,” he added.

The opposition leader asked when all the previous CMs of Delhi including Sheila Dikshit exercised their responsibilities without any hue and cry, why is incumbent Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal creating a commotion now?

“AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal categorically sided with the BJP when the state of Jammu & Kashmir was dismembered and reduced to union territories leaving its people disenfranchised for five years. Why didn’t AAP consider it a murder of democracy back then?”, LoP added.

He said that cooperative federalism principles shouldn’t be applied to Delhi because it’s a national capital, not a state or union territory. “I believe it is a friendly game between team A (BJP) and team B (AAP) and we should let them play”, Bajwa added.