"At a time when the whole country wants to defeat Modi-Shah duo, Cong is helping BJP by splitting anti-BJP votes
Arvind Kejriwal. Pic/AFP
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed there are "rumours" that the Congress has a "secret understanding" with the BJP and asserted that his AAP is ready to fight the "unholy alliance". Kejriwal's comments came in response to the Congress' announcement that it will not form an alliance with the AAP in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls.
"At a time when the whole country wants to defeat Modi-Shah duo, Cong is helping BJP by splitting anti-BJP votes. Rumours are that Cong has some secret understanding with BJP (sic)," he tweeted. "Delhi is ready to fight against the Cong-BJP alliance. People will defeat this unholy alliance," Kejriwal added.
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"They just want to help the BJP win elections and the AAP to be defeated. It seems that the central leadership is under pressure to help the BJP in the country. They just want to win polls by putting the Army in the front," senior party leader Gopal Rai told the media.
Rai announced that the AAP would contest the Lok Sabha elections on issue of full statehood and exuded confidence that the party would win all the seven seats. Following a meeting with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Congress Chief Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday announced that they would not form an alliance with the AAP in the national capital for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Cong leader asks for shooting Modi
A Congress leader in Karnataka has sparked controversy with his alleged remarks at a party function asking right wing members "to shoot" Prime Minister Narendra Modi "if they had the guts" to do so, following which the BJP has demanded action against him.
Other political developments
* The DMK announced that it would contest from 20 seats in Tamil Nadu in the Lok Sabha elections, with the M K Stalin-led party finalising its seat-sharing agreements with all of its allies — a total eight of them.
* The SP and RLD formally announced their alliance for the Lok Sabha elections, with the RLD getting three seats to contest in west UP.
* West Bengal Congress Chief Somen Mitra wrote a letter to Rahul Gandhi, underlining the need for an "alliance" with the CPI(M).
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