Arvind Kejriwal Running Delhi Congress From Jail”: Ex MLA Who Quit Party
Former Congress MLAs Resign Amid AAP-Congress Alliance Controversy
In a surprising turn of events, former Congress MLAs Naseeb Singh and Neeraj Basoya have resigned from the party, citing their dissatisfaction with the alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi. The duo raised questions about the wisdom behind this political partnership, especially considering AAP’s history of strong criticism against the Congress government.
Naseeb Singh, a senior leader who was part of the Sheila Dixit government in Congress, expressed his concerns. He pointed out that AAP had engaged in “false propaganda” against the Congress during the tenure of the late Sheila Dixit in Delhi and the UPA government at the Centre. Singh questioned why the Congress would align itself with a party that had once vowed to send Sonia Gandhi and Sheila Dixit to jail and even questioned Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna award.
“We, the senior leaders—around 30-35 ex-MLAs—who were part of the Sheila Dixit government in Congress, opposed the alliance with AAP,” Singh stated. “How could we ally with a party that used such derogatory language against us? But the high command didn’t heed our concerns and went ahead with the alliance.”
Singh further criticized the candidature of Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj in the Lok Sabha elections, asserting that they did not align with the Congress ideology. He lamented the party’s decision to join hands with AAP, emphasizing that the alliance had caused internal strife among party workers.
Meanwhile, Neeraj Basoya, another former Congress MLA, labeled the alliance with AAP as “totally wrong, unrealistic, and unnatural.” In a letter to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Basoya expressed his disappointment. He questioned how the party could form an alliance with its “natural enemy,” referring to AAP’s past actions against Congress leaders.
“The Aam Aadmi Party is not talking about Congress’ promises or the Gandhi family,” Basoya said. “Their focus is solely on Arvind Kejriwal, who they claim is running the Delhi Congress Committee from Tihar Jail.”
Indeed, the idea of a political leader operating from a prison cell may seem improbable, but legal experts and political pundits confirm that there is no written law barring Kejriwal from serving as the Chief Minister of Delhi while in jail. The summons sent to him by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case has only intensified the debate.
As the political landscape continues to shift, the Congress party faces internal divisions, and the AAP-Congress alliance remains a topic of heated discussion. Whether Kejriwal’s influence extends beyond the prison walls or not, the repercussions of this alliance will undoubtedly shape Delhi’s political future.
