New Delhi: The resignation of Congress' Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovell in protest against the alliance with AAP has brought the party's factional feud into the open and a section of leaders on Sunday demanded the removal of AIC in-charge Deepak Babaria.
While the Aam Aadmi Party termed it an internal matter of the Congress, the BJP said that Lovely has listened to the voice of her conscience as no patriot can stand with those who talk about dividing the country and claimed that the Congress should be punished for this. And there will be serious consequences. ,
In his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said that the Delhi Congress unit was against the alliance with AAP and all unanimous decisions taken by senior leaders of the Delhi unit have been unilaterally vetoed by Babaria.Some party workers They gathered outside Lovely's residence and raised slogans against AICC Delhi in-charge Babaria, who, meanwhile, stressed that all DPC leaders were taken into confidence on the alliance issue and Lovely was allowed to present his views before the party panel. Should have kept.
“Before entering into alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, DPC leaders and workers were taken into confidence."He (Lovely) was part of all the committees and panels; he should have raised his objections at the same time. Anyone who distances himself from any party or post finds a reason to do so," Babariya told reporters. A clash broke out outside Lovely's residence here when his supporters allegedly pushed former Congress MLA Asid Mohammad Khan, who had reached there after Lovely's resignation.
Khan said, "This was an internal matter and Lovely should have reached out to the Congress president. By releasing his resignation letter in the media, he is benefiting the BJP.,
He alleged that BJP would declare Lovely as its candidate from the constituency in place of its East Delhi candidate Harsh Malhotra. Later in a press conference, Lovely clarified that he had only resigned from the party post and Not joining any political party.
In his resignation letter, he also said that tickets were given to two people who are complete strangers to Delhi Congress and the party's policies, while he had given tickets to Kanhaiya Kumar from North-East Delhi and Udit Kumar from North-West Delhi constituencies. Raj's candidature was mentioned.
Lovely also criticized Kanhaiya Kumar for praising Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is behind bars in a money laundering case. Asked about the development, Kumar said, "I don't know. I don't have any information. Let me gather information from the party and then I will tell you.Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said Lovely had reacted to her conscience and the explosion within the Congress started the moment the party announced its Lok Sabha candidates.
"No patriot can stand with a person who talks about dividing the country and who stands with the enemies of the country. I think this line will be drawn further because of the way Congress has distributed its tickets. Many other people are raising their voice against what he has done." Former Delhi minister Rajkumar Chauhan, who resigned from the party on Wednesday, said Babaria should be removed from the post of AICC in-charge of Delhi.Chouhan said, "Lovely has resigned. I have also resigned. Delhi in-charge asked me to leave a meeting. Remove Delhi in-charge Deepak Babaria from Delhi and save Congress."
Former Chief Minister Shail Dikshit's son and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, "He is sad.There is a personal pain as a Congress worker and Delhi Congress chief. I think there is a need to pay attention to what he said." Former Congress MLA Neeraj Basoya said, "Looking at the sentiments of the Congress workers, Lovely has resigned. Babaria's working style has helped the people in Delhi or Haryana. It has created problems everywhere and all the workers are angry."
Senior AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that this is an internal matter of his senior ally Congress."It would not be appropriate for me to comment on this matter. AAP is contesting four seats with full strength and we hope that people will vote for India Bloc candidates on all seven seats in Delhi." Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Harsh Vardhan said it was inevitable as grassroots workers have not accepted the AAP-Congress alliance.
He wrote in Hindi onThe conscience of many such grassroots workers will now awaken."
Congress leader Surendra Rajput said Kharge will decide the future strategy after Lovely's resignation. He said, "I will only say that our alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party happened as per his participation and his wish. General elections are going on and Personal expectations and aspirations should be kept aside for now."
While the Aam Aadmi Party termed it an internal matter of the Congress, the BJP said that Lovely has listened to the voice of her conscience as no patriot can stand with those who talk about dividing the country and claimed that the Congress should be punished for this. And there will be serious consequences. ,
In his resignation letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said that the Delhi Congress unit was against the alliance with AAP and all unanimous decisions taken by senior leaders of the Delhi unit have been unilaterally vetoed by Babaria.Some party workers They gathered outside Lovely's residence and raised slogans against AICC Delhi in-charge Babaria, who, meanwhile, stressed that all DPC leaders were taken into confidence on the alliance issue and Lovely was allowed to present his views before the party panel. Should have kept.
“Before entering into alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, DPC leaders and workers were taken into confidence."He (Lovely) was part of all the committees and panels; he should have raised his objections at the same time. Anyone who distances himself from any party or post finds a reason to do so," Babariya told reporters. A clash broke out outside Lovely's residence here when his supporters allegedly pushed former Congress MLA Asid Mohammad Khan, who had reached there after Lovely's resignation.
Khan said, "This was an internal matter and Lovely should have reached out to the Congress president. By releasing his resignation letter in the media, he is benefiting the BJP.,
He alleged that BJP would declare Lovely as its candidate from the constituency in place of its East Delhi candidate Harsh Malhotra. Later in a press conference, Lovely clarified that he had only resigned from the party post and Not joining any political party.
In his resignation letter, he also said that tickets were given to two people who are complete strangers to Delhi Congress and the party's policies, while he had given tickets to Kanhaiya Kumar from North-East Delhi and Udit Kumar from North-West Delhi constituencies. Raj's candidature was mentioned.
Lovely also criticized Kanhaiya Kumar for praising Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is behind bars in a money laundering case. Asked about the development, Kumar said, "I don't know. I don't have any information. Let me gather information from the party and then I will tell you.Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said Lovely had reacted to her conscience and the explosion within the Congress started the moment the party announced its Lok Sabha candidates.
"No patriot can stand with a person who talks about dividing the country and who stands with the enemies of the country. I think this line will be drawn further because of the way Congress has distributed its tickets. Many other people are raising their voice against what he has done." Former Delhi minister Rajkumar Chauhan, who resigned from the party on Wednesday, said Babaria should be removed from the post of AICC in-charge of Delhi.Chouhan said, "Lovely has resigned. I have also resigned. Delhi in-charge asked me to leave a meeting. Remove Delhi in-charge Deepak Babaria from Delhi and save Congress."
Former Chief Minister Shail Dikshit's son and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, "He is sad.There is a personal pain as a Congress worker and Delhi Congress chief. I think there is a need to pay attention to what he said." Former Congress MLA Neeraj Basoya said, "Looking at the sentiments of the Congress workers, Lovely has resigned. Babaria's working style has helped the people in Delhi or Haryana. It has created problems everywhere and all the workers are angry."
Senior AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj said that this is an internal matter of his senior ally Congress."It would not be appropriate for me to comment on this matter. AAP is contesting four seats with full strength and we hope that people will vote for India Bloc candidates on all seven seats in Delhi." Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Harsh Vardhan said it was inevitable as grassroots workers have not accepted the AAP-Congress alliance.
He wrote in Hindi onThe conscience of many such grassroots workers will now awaken."
Congress leader Surendra Rajput said Kharge will decide the future strategy after Lovely's resignation. He said, "I will only say that our alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party happened as per his participation and his wish. General elections are going on and Personal expectations and aspirations should be kept aside for now."
