Delhi polls: For the first time, Rahul Gandhi attacks INDI bloc ally Kejriwal

Photo : Naveen Bansal

Finally, for the first time during ongoing electoral campaign for Delhi Assembly polls, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made a scathing and direct attack against his INDI bloc partner Arvind Kejriwal. 

The much awaited attack came at Rahul Gandhi’s second rally in the national capital today while he was campaigning for former Delhi Congress president Anil Chaudhary. 

Rahul Gandhi’s speech made it clear that the grand old party’s political fight in the ongoing political battle is with the Aam Aadmi Party. For the first time, Rahul Gandhi accused Aam Aadmi Convenor Kejriwal and hos former deputy Manish Sisodia of the liquor scam.

While addressing a public rally at West Vinod Nagar, Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi said, ” Kejriwal says anything that comes to his mind, when he came, he had a small car and had said that he will do a new kind of politics…he had said he will change Delhi but when poor people were in need, he wasn’t there, when riots happened he wasn’t there…he said he will do clean politics, but in Delhi, the biggest scam of liquor happened and you must have seen the photo of his house…Kejriwal stays in a palace, ‘Sheesh Mahal’. So this is the truth.”

Photo : Naveen Bansal

Over the past few weeks, there has been muted criticism of the party high command after its less than enthusiastic participation in the ongoing electoral campaign and its apparent shying away from attacking top leadership of its ally AAP. 

However, with today’s statement, the senior Congress leader has sent a clear message to party cadre that the grand old party wants to reclaim its piece of political legacy in the national capital, which it had ruled through stalwart leader Sheila Dikshit for 15 years.  The aggressive campaign mode shows the seriousness of the grand old party to reclaim power in the national capital and take back its vote share from the AAP, which had displaced it from power. Earlier this week, Tehelka.com had reported that Rahul Gandhi was set to hold extensive rallies and public contact programs over this week. 

The 70-member Delhi Assembly is scheduled to go for polls on February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8.