AAP changed its stand on govt formation in Delhi on Cong’s behest: BJP

Terming AAP as a “B team” of Congress,he claimed that both these parties had entered into an “unholy alliance” before the election to keep away BJP from power.

“The alliance between Congress and AAP is already there. They are enacting a drama of seeking people’s support on the issue of government formation. Everything has been decided already,” he said,indicating that AAP would form the government with support from Congress.

Lambasting AAP,Vardhan also sought clarifications from the party on 14 points such as why it was adopting delaying tactics on government formation and its “links” with the Congress.

“Arvind Kejriwal and Sonia Gandhi should tell the people what is the secret deal with AAP for its support,” he said in one of the 14 posers.

BJP’s position on the issue appeared to be in contradiction of its stand in the past few days as it was attacking AAP for shying away from forming the government when Congress had offered it unconditional support.

“AAP is an ally of Congress. AAP’s decision to seek people’s view on taking support from Congress is nothing but drama. Congress allied with AAP to keep BJP out of power.

Otherwise why Rahul Gandhi heaped praise on AAP after results were declared,” Vardhan asked.

“After winning 28 seats,the AAP had announced it will neither cooperate with Congress and BJP nor seek their help to form the government. After that this party changed its agenda at the instance of the Congress party,” he alleged.

The BJP leader refused to answer questions when asked about the party’s criticism of AAP that it was shying away from forming the government because of apprehensions that it will not be able to fulfill the promises made to people like cutting power tariff by 50 per cent.

Congress has extended unconditional support to AAP to form the government. AAP yesterday had said it will go to people of Delhi to elicit their views on forming a government with support from Congress and make the decision public on Monday.

After a meeting of the party’s political affairs committee and the newly-elected MLAs,AAP chief Kejriwal had said they would distribute 25 lakh copies of letters seeking people’s views on the issue and replies will be accepted till Sunday.

In his posers to AAP,Vardhan accused the party of “playing hide and seek” with the people of Delhi and asked why it was not “clearly” telling the people whether it will form the government or not.

He said if AAP decides not to form government then BJP would request the President to take steps to hold fresh polls.

“Congress party is also betraying the people of Delhi. This is being done with full knowledge of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. No party claims about helping other party inside or outside the House in forming government in a way the Congress party is doing,” said Vardhan.

Ruling out any support to AAP,he alleged that the new party has people who had taken “anti-national stand” on many issues.

“This party had insulted martyr Mohan Chand Sharma who sacrificed his life in Batla House encounter. The leader and advisor of AAP Prashant Bhushan had spoken sympathetically about the divisive forces in Jammu and Kashmir,” he alleged.

On BJP’s refusal to form the government despite having 32 MLAs,Vardhan said it refused to take the reins maintaining probity in its politics.

“We had decided not to resort to horse trading for the purpose of forming government. We did not feel appropriate to respond to AAP’s letter as its language was not appropriate,” he said.

“The people of Delhi want to know how long the game of Congress and AAP will continue because the people do not want the situation of indecision and lack of government in Delhi,” he said.

Vardhan also accused Kejriwal of defaming Anna Hazare by saying that Lokpal Bill passed by Parliament was not powerful enough to send even a mouse to jail.

“AAP was born after 13 days of fasting by activist Anna Hazare who had talked about making politics free from corruption without indulging in it. But Kejriwal and his company did not follow his policy and formed a political party,” he said.

Vardhan said though Hazare had asked Kejriwal not form a political party,he did not heed to the advice just like Congress did not listen to Mahatma Gandhi’s advice to dissolve the party after Independence.

“AAP has always been claiming that it will contest elections with the donations received from the people. Now Kejriwal is appealing to all business houses for donation. Is the only objective of AAP to amass wealth,win elections and enjoy power,” he asked.