AAP skips INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi, rules out future alliance with Congress

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party’s absence from the INDIA bloc meeting on Monday strongly indicated that it is no longer part of the opposition alliance.

A party leader also said the same during a press conference.

"We have clarified several times that AAP is no longer part of the INDIA alliance. Therefore, the question of attending its meeting does not arise," AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said.

He also urged the parties participating in the meeting to first define the issues they intended to discuss.

"The country should know what agenda is being taken up and what issues are being deliberated upon," he said.

Commenting on reports of differences within the INDIA bloc and posters highlighting conflicting statements by opposition leaders, Singh alleged that such narratives are often amplified by BJP supporters and should not be given importance.

The party’s chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar also ruled out any future alliance with the Congress, alleging that its primary objective in forging partnerships is to strengthen itself rather than serve national interests.

She further alleged that the Congress contested the Delhi assembly elections with the sole aim of defeating the AAP, making any future alliance between the two parties unlikely.

(With agency inputs)