- Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Chief National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar proposed that party supremo Arvind Kejriwal should be named as the leader of the opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A.
- The party’s Delhi convener and Environment Minister Gopal Rai were asked about it, he also said that every member of the AAP wants Kejriwal for the prime minister’s post.
- Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi, however, clarified that Kejriwal does not have aspirations for the prime minister’s post.
- ‘INDIA bloc has ‘capable’ PM faces’ says Congress.
- Congress had released a poster of all Opposition leaders barring Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The suggestion comes just before the upcoming two-day meeting of the I.N.D.I.A bloc in Mumbai. During this meeting, discussions are anticipated to announce a coordination committee and a symbol representing the alliance.
Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Chief National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar proposed that party supremo Arvind Kejriwal should be named as the leader of the opposition alliance I.N.D.I.A.
When the party’s Delhi convener and Environment Minister Gopal Rai was asked about it, he also said that every member of the AAP wants Kejriwal for the prime minister’s post but a decision on it would only be finalized by all the members of the INDIA bloc. When asked whether the AAP will propose Kejriwal’s name as a prime ministerial candidate, he said, “There is nothing like giving a name. We are already its part and Arvind Kejriwal is a part of the bloc.”
Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi, however, clarified that Kejriwal does not have aspirations for the prime minister’s post. Responding to a question on Kakkar’s comments, the senior AAP leader said, “I am making it official that Arvind Kejriwal is not in the race to become the prime minister of the country.” “He has joined the India bloc to save the Constitution, democracy, and the country,” she said while stating that Kakkar’s views were personal.
Earlier this week, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole said the grouping has many ‘capable’ candidates for the post of Prime Minister. Speaking to reporters, he also said that the national opposition alliance INDIA will give the slogan of ‘BJP Chale Jao’ (BJP Go Away) during its upcoming two-day conclave in Mumbai.
Key leaders of the anti-BJP bloc, which has more than two dozen parties now, will gather in a luxury hotel in suburban Mumbai on August 31 and September 1 in what will be their third huddle since coming together on a common platform for the first time in June in Patna. Patole said senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge, and chief ministers of half a dozen states, among others, will attend the meeting.
Notably, Congress had released a poster of all Opposition leaders barring Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The poster features the images of Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, Mamata Banerjee , Hemant Soren, Mallikarjun Kharge, and others. The poster shows Rahul Gandhi leading the alliance.
Key leaders of the anti-BJP bloc, which has more than two dozen parties now, will gather in a luxury hotel in suburban Mumbai on August 31 and September 1 in what will be their third huddle since coming together on a common platform for the first time in June in Patna.
The meeting will see discussions on the bloc’s strategies ahead of the upcoming state elections and the all-important general elections next year. The logo of the Opposition alliance is also likely to be unveiled during the two-day meeting.
(With inputs from agencies
