New Delhi [India]: Amid ongoing talks between Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for a pre-poll alliance in the Haryana assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa slammed both INDIA bloc partners, saying that they neither have an agenda nor any policy for the state and will be defeated even if they come together.
He further claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, just want to “stay alive” in politics.
Speaking to ANI, Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, “Congress is a party that has gone towards decline, and AAP is searching for its identity. They neither have any agenda nor any policy for the state. They just want to gain control of Haryana.”
“Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal want to keep themselves alive in politics. They will ally as they know how bad their situation is. No one will vote for them in Haryana. Despite the alliance, they will be defeated,” he added.
Earlier, AAP state president Sushil Gupta confirmed that talks between the AAP and Congress are going on and the aim is to oust the BJP government.
“Aam Aadmi Party is a disciplined party, being the state president of the party, I am making full preparations for 90 seats. Our workers are associated with the ‘Parivar Jodo Abhiyan’, Arvind Kejriwal’s guarantee is going from village to village, our public meetings are going on. All the leaders are preparing to oust the BJP government with full readiness,” Gupta said.
“It is true that talks of agreement (between AAP and Congress) are going on,” the former Rajya Sabha MP added.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha further said that both parties have a desire, a wish and a hope for forming an alliance and both parties will decide before September 12, which is the last day of nomination.
“I do not want to make any statement on personal statements or individual seats. I can only tell you that both parties have a desire, a wish and hope for an alliance. The last date for nomination is 12th September. We will take a decision before 12. If we don’t agree or if there is no win-win situation, we will leave it,” he said.
The voting to the 90-member legislative assembly in Haryana will be held on October 5 and the last date for filing nominations is September 12. The counting of votes will be held on October 8.
In the 2019 assembly polls, BJP emerged as the single largest party with 40 seats. Congress could win 30 seats.