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DELHI ELECTIONS 2025

How Dikshit versus Kejriwal

fight turned AAP-Congress ties

into a bitter feud

A poster of “dishonest leaders” released by AAP on its social media handle further intensifies

the tensions between the two parties that remain part of the INDIA bloc at the national level

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi

he Delhi Assembly elections will take place
on February 5, with the counting of votes
Tscheduled for February 8.A total of 699 can-
didates are contesting for 70 seats in the Delhi As-
sembly. The Congress party, which held power in
Delhi for 15 years, has faced major setbacks in the
past two elections, while AAP has secured over-
whelming victories in 2015 and 2020.
Now as Congress and AAP, which are both
part of INDIA bloc, are face to face and their rela-
tionship is turning a bitter feud.
As the political atmosphere ahead of the as-
sembly elections in Delhi heats up, Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) on Saturday launched an attack on
all opposition players, including Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit
Shah, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, label- Congress New Delhi Assembly constituency candidate Sandeep Dikshit addresses a press conference ahead of the Delhi
ling them as “dishonest”. Assembly Elections at party office in New Delhi (ANI)
The poster released by AAP on its social me-
dia handle further intensifies the tensions between convenor Arvind Kejriwal for an open public de- The remark came after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
the two parties that remain part of the INDIA bloc bate at Jantar Mantar on January 31. Dikshit is up national convener Arvind Kejriwal levelled serious
at the national level. against Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat in the allegations against the Bharatiya Janata Party, stat-
The poster labels Congress leaders Rahul Delhi Assembly Polls. Bharatiya Janata Party has ing that the BJP-ruled Haryana government has
Gandhi, Sandeep Dikshit and Ajay Maken as “dis- fielded Parvesh Verma from the seat. “poisoned” the Yamuna water supplied to Delhi so
honest” while referring to AAP national convener In a letter addressed to Arvind Kejriwal, Dik- that “people die” and the blame comes on the AAP.
Arvind Kejriwal as being “honest”. “Kejriwal’s shit said that ever since he had been declared a Also, just after Delhi police found a vehicle
honesty will prevail over all the dishonest people,” candidate of the Indian National Congress for the near Punjab Bhawan containing pamphlets of
the poster read. New Delhi seat, he has constantly challenged Ke- Aam Aadmi Party and multiple liquor bottles with
Hitting back at Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gand- jriwal on various claims that he is making regard- cash, Congress candidate for New Delhi Assembly
hi said, “He (Kejriwal) said he would clean politics, ing his work as Chief Minister of Delhi and MLA constituency Sandeep Dikshit attacked AAP, say-
but in Delhi, the biggest liquor scam happened. from New Delhi. ing that the claims of AAP bringing in money from
You must have seen photos of his house also. He Dikshit on Tuesday took a dig at Aam Aadmi Punjab has been “proven right.”
stays in a palace -- ‘Sheesh Mahal’... he was not Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal He also claimed that there is information that
there even when riots happened here.” over his allegation against the BJP-ruled Haryana AAP has been using Punjab Bhawan as their par-
Gandhi further stated that he envisions a government of ‘poisoning’ Yamuna water. Dikshit ty’s office, calling for the Delhi police to raid the
country of love and harmony, not hatred. “Arvind accused the AAP leader of ‘lying’. place and expose anything hidden. “Information
Kejriwal says anything that comes to his mind. “This is a serious allegation ... Arvind Kejriwal was also received about Punjab Bhawan being
When he came, he said that he would bring a new should explain what kind of poison was there (in used as AAP’s office... Police should raid Punjab
kind of politics. He had said that he would change the water)... He is lying and still allowed to roam Bhawan and see what they are hiding in the rooms
Delhi but when the poor people were in need, he free. If a common man alleges the government of of Punjab Bhawan,” Dikshit added.
was not there...” genocide, he will be in jail the very next day. I am Punjab government has issued a clarification
Meanwhile, Sandeep Dikshit, Congress can- surprised that no action is being taken against him on the vehicle containing AAP’s pamphlets and li-
didate from the New Delhi assembly constituency by Haryana Police or Delhi Police. Where is the quor, saying that the register number of the car is
has challenged Aam Admi Party (AAP) national election commission?” the Congress leader said. “forged and fake.”

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