‘Our stand clear, won’t support Delhi ordinance’: Congress backs AAP ahead of Opposition meet

Talking to reporters, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that he expected AAP to join the Opposition meeting. “As far as the Delhi ordinance is concerned, our stand is very clear, we are consistently opposing the attempt of the Union government to sabotage federalism. We are consistently opposing the attitude of the central government to run the opposition-ruled states through the governors,” he said.

VIDEO | “I think they (AAP) are going to join the meeting tomorrow. As for the ordinance (on control of services in Delhi), our stand is very clear. We are not going to support it,” says Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on the opposition meet, scheduled to be held in… pic.twitter.com/YdeUZYmPG5

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) July 16, 2023

He added that the party took its decision on Saturday (July 15) at a parliamentary strategy meeting.

“Not only the Delhi ordinance, any attempt to sabotage federalism in the country, to intervene in matters of states through Governors, we are not going to support. Same way, Delhi ordinance also, we are not going to support,” Venugopal said.

Congress announces its unequivocal opposition to the Delhi Ordinance. This is a positive development.

— Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha) July 16, 2023

Reacting to Congress’s announcement, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha tweeted, “Congress announces its unequivocal opposition to the Delhi Ordinance. This is a positive development.”