'They (AAP) won’t be part of alliance after…’: Amit Shah’s advice to Congress
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah offered advice to rival Congress and said the Aam Aadmi Party would pull out of the INDIA bloc as soon as the Delhi services bill is passed.
By India Today News Desk: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while discussing the Delhi services bill in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, made a jibe at the Opposition bloc INDIA and said, "Want to tell Congress that after this bill is passed, they (AAP) are not going to enter into any alliance with you." He also appealed to the Opposition MPs to "think about Delhi, not the alliance".
It may be noted that after the first meeting of Opposition parties in Patna, AAP had said that it would be difficult for the party to be a part of any alliance which the Congress is a part of if the grand old party did not oppose the Centre's ordinance on Delhi.
Arvind Kejriwal's party had also said they would not attend the second meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru if the Congress did not make their stand clear on the ordinance issue. The Congress eventually announced that it would support the Delhi government and AAP attended the two-day meeting and joined the INDIA bloc.
Now, in an attack on the Opposition alliance, Amit Shah appealed to its MPs and said, "I appeal to the members of the opposition to think of Delhi, not the alliance, because even with it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be re-elected with a full majority".
"Don't sacrifice the interests of the public for the sake of the alliance," he added. He also asked the opposition MPs to not support or oppose any bill just to garner support and win the election. "Bills and laws are brought for the good of the country," said Amit Shah.
DELHI SERVICES BILL TABLED IN PARLIAMENT
The Delhi services bill was tabled by Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill proposes that actions like suspensions and inquiries of the national capital's officials would be under the control of the Centre.
If it is passed, the bill will replace the existing Centre's ordinance on the control of services in Delhi. The ordinance has been heavily opposed by the AAP-led Delhi government. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal also met with leaders of several parties to gain support for the city government's stand against the ordinance.
