The rancour in Punjab between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Get together peaked at present with the Congress dubbing Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal “Hitler”. The photograph of the German dictator, Congress’s Pratap Singh Bajwa stated, matches that of the AAP leaders.
Hours earlier than, the 2 events had despatched out a message of unity as Raghav Chadha and Pawan Bansal met in Chandigarh. A photograph of the meet, posted on social media, confirmed the 2 chatting collectively in a garden, the placement of which was not divulged.
“Congress and APP in Chandigarh have turn into the primary constituents of Indian Nationwide Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) events to implement the choices and sentiments of INDIA to not let BJP win elections by default,” Mr Bansal had posted on X, previously Twitter.
“Collectively we are going to win all of the three positions, thus heralding the tip of BJP’s anti- democracy rule within the nation,” his put up learn. It was seconded by Mr Chadha in a Hindi put up.
The 2 events, recognized for being extra out of step than collectively, are contesting the civic polls of Chandigarh, the place AAP will contest the put up of the Mayor. The Congress will concentrate on the put up of the senior deputy mayor and the deputy mayor.
Each events have hailed it as a strike in opposition to the BJP and stated they have been the primary within the INDIA Bloc to contest collectively. In Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal additionally had a gathering with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge.
However the bonhomie got here up brief in Punjab as Congress’s Pratap Singh Bajwa stated AAP’s “dictatorial governance” matches that of Adolf Hitler.
“The very first thing I wish to advise them is to tug down the images of Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh from their workplaces and exchange it with Adolf Hitler. And in case you fastidiously see the image of Hitler, it matches with one in all their (AAP) leaders,” he stated.
The outburst is seen as an expression of the get together’s frustration as central management of each events got here to an understanding barely two days forward of the Mayoral elections. With Congress candidate for Mayor put up, Jasbir Singh Bunty, having to withdraw his nomination, emotions in opposition to AAP ran excessive.
Congress sources indicated that many within the get together had expressed concern that an alliance with AAP will weaken their get together .
Earlier at present, an enormous battle broke out between the BJP and Congress-AAP staff on the municipal company workplace in Chandigarh as Mr Bunty went to withdraw his nomination.
