AAP rejects ‘only Delhi’ offer as Cong refuses to share Haryana

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AAP rejects ‘only Delhi’ offer as Cong refuses to share Haryana

Thursday, 18 April 2019 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

AAP rejects ‘only Delhi’ offer as Cong refuses to share Haryana

‘Alliance talks between AAP and Congress has been called off following disagreement’

After a fresh round of discussion for the Congress-AAP alliance in Delhi and neighbouring States of Haryana and Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday said the Congress has refused to form an alliance in Haryana and thus the party does “not want a tie-up only in Delhi”.

While AAP leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh said alliance talks between the AAP and the Congress was called off following disagreement over tie-up in Haryana and Delhi, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who was part of the discussion on Wednesday, presented a defensive statement and said as parliamentarians they keep meeting and declined to state anything about the meeting.

“Alliance talks between AAP and Congress has been called off following disagreement over tie-up in Haryana and Delhi. The Congress has refused to form an alliance in Haryana, and we do not want a tie-up only in Delhi,” said Sanjay Singh , who earlier held a meeting with Azad following the fresh rounds of expression by party chiefs — Rahul Gandhi of the Congress and Arvind Kejriwal of the AAP.

On his part, Azad said he was not aware of any alliances, particularly in Haryana of which he is also incharge. “Who is doing the alliance? As for Haryana there no such talks,” said Azad.

When asked about AAP leader Sanjay Singh meeting him, Azad said as Member of Parliament we keep meeting each other so nothing new should be read about. Both Azad and Singh are members of the Rajya Sabha.

When specifically asked in the Press conference about the Congress-AAP alliance for Delhi Lok Sabha seats, Azad said he is not aware as he is not the AICC incharge of Delhi.

In very defensive answer about alliances, Azad said the Congress is always open to alliances as the party has done it in Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir.

According to the sources, Singh proposed 6:3:1 seat sharing in Haryana in which Congress would fight from six seats, while the Jannayak Janata Party  (JJP)would field its candidates for three seats and one candidate would be fielded by the AAP.

But the Congress proposed a 7:2:1 seat-sharing formula in which seven Congress candidates, two JJP candidates and one AAP candidate would contest the polls, the sources added.

A day earlier a meeting was also held at Kejriwal’s residence during which senior AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, Sanjay Singh and Satyendra Kumar Jain were present.

Following the meeting, the party said it is ready to have further discussion with the Congress and had appointed a representative to take the matter forward. The AAP has appointed Singh to hold the alliance talks.

AAP sources said if the Congress wants alliance only in Delhi then it has to be in the 5:2 ratios and if an alliance is sealed for Delhi and Haryana then the ratio can be 4:3 in the national Capital and 6:3:1 in Haryana.

“Party president Rahul has made it pretty clear that an alliance can be formed just in Delhi in a ratio of 4:3,” said a senior Congress leader of Delhi unit in response to a question on alliance.

“People have expressed their doubts to us over the AAP, despite that we have shown a big heart and for a common objective we have agreed to form an alliance in Delhi,” the leader said.

The AAP has already announced its candidates on the seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi, while the Congress has finalised names of its candidates which could be announced soon.

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