Congress not a team player, must clear ordinance stance: AAP after Patna Opposition meet
Hindustan TimesThe Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said that it will find it difficult to attend future meetings of opposition parties where the Congress is present if the latter does not publicly denounce a controversial ordinance granting the Centre control over Delhi’s bureaucracy, highlighting fissures within the opposition camp. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann attend the Opposition leaders' meeting regarding a joint strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, in Patna on Friday. Four leaders from the AAP – Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, and parliamentarians Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh – attended the meeting at Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s residence, but hours later, the party released a statement strongly criticising the Congress. Read: Before opposition's meet, 'Rahul Gandhi, BJP have an agreement', alleges AAP The statement said that in the meeting, many political parties urged the Congress to publicly denounce the ordinance.