Ghulam Nabi Azad is on a tour of Doda the place he will likely be assembly many delegations

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir):

Former Congress chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday mentioned that solely Congress may problem Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh meeting elections, whereas Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is “merely a party of UT Delhi”.

Months after exiting the decades-long affiliation with the Congress occasion, Mr Azad mentioned that he was not in opposition to its coverage of secularism, however its weak occasion system.

While speaking to ANI at Srinagar, he mentioned, “Although I have separated from Congress, I wasn’t against their policy of secularism. It was only due to the party’s system getting weakened. I would still want Congress to perform well in Gujarat and HP Assembly polls. AAP isn’t capable to do so.”

Exuding confidence within the Congress, he mentioned that the occasion takes an extended everyone, Hindu, and Muslim farmers. He mentioned that Aam Aadmi Party cannot do something in these states, they’ve failed in Punjab and the individuals of Punjab is not going to vote for them once more.

In a scathing assault on Aam Aadmi Party, Mr Azad mentioned that it’s ” AAP is merely a party of UT Delhi. They can’t run Punjab efficiently, only Congress can challenge BJP in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as they have an inclusive policy.”

On Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman hinting on the Centre pondering of restoring State standing to J&Ok, he mentioned that he had taken this difficulty many instances and if Centre Government will do this’s a welcome step.

Ghulam Nabi Azad is on a tour of Doda the place he will likely be assembly many delegations and addressing many rallies within the coming days.

Earlier on August 26, Mr Azad give up the 52-years-long affiliation with the Congress occasion. While in October, Azad introduced his new political outfit ‘Democratic Azad Party’.

In his resignation letter to Sonia Gandhi, he had focused occasion management, significantly Rahul Gandhi, over the way in which the occasion has been run previously almost 9 years.

In the hard-hitting five-page letter, Mr Azad had claimed {that a} coterie runs the occasion whereas Sonia Gandhi was simply “a nominal head” and all the foremost selections had been taken by “Rahul Gandhi or rather worse his security guards and PAs”.

He was earlier the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha. Recounting his lengthy affiliation with the Congress, Azad had mentioned the scenario within the occasion has reached a degree of “no return.”

While Mr Azad took potshots at Sonia Gandhi within the letter, his sharpest assault was on Rahul Gandhi and he described the Wayand MP as a “non-serious individual” and “immature”.

The elections in Gujarat will likely be held in two phases on December 1 and 5. The counting of votes will happen on December 8.

The BJP has gained six consecutive meeting polls in Gujarat. The Congress is eager to take an early resolution on candidates to provide them extra time for campaigning and is searching for to bolster its marketing campaign by means of yatras.

Unlike earlier elections, this yr Aam Aadmi Party can be preventing the election with full would possibly, led by Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National convener Arvind Kejriwal, which has made it a triangular contest.

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