In a setback for the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took a jibe on the ‘Grand Old Party’ saying “Ek Thi Congress” whereas responding to media when requested about reluctance of state Congress leaders to having an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi and Punjab, forward of Lok Sabha elections this yr.
Speaking to reporters in Chandigarh, CM Bhagwant Mann mentioned, “In Punjab and Delhi, mothers can tell the world’s shortest story to their children – Ek Thi Cong (there was once a Congress).”
Earlier, when requested in regards to the subject of seat adjustment amongst I.N.D.I.A. bloc companions, Mann mentioned these issues could be mentioned within the alliance assembly and added, “Only after things are finalised we will be able to tell”.
“We are fighting for the country. If the Constitution is saved, then everything else will remain,” he mentioned.
Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is in energy in Delhi and Punjab, and the Congress are among the many 28 constituents of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc fashioned to tackle the BJP within the upcoming common elections.
When Mann was requested about Congress leaders reportedly telling their get together excessive command that the get together could be worn out in polls if it allied with AAP, the chief minister took a swipe on the opposition get together saying, “Te hun ki hoya hai unada (Is their state of affairs any different now)”.
He ended his press convention together with his “shortest story” jibe on the Congress.
Notably, many Punjab Congress leaders together with Partap Singh Bajwa had earlier mentioned the feelings of get together cadre within the state are towards any alliance with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
With inputs from PTI
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