Maken scotches rumours on alliance with AAP

New Delhi: Congress’ Delhi chief Ajay Maken on Saturday cleared the air on an alliance with the rival AAP for the 2019 parliamentary or the 2020 Delhi assembly polls, saying no truck was possible with Arvind Kejriwal-headed party.
He also made it clear that he has never received any communication from the Congress high command to this regard.
Accusing the Delhi Chief Minister for the rise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said: “Modi naam ke rakshas (a monster named Modi) was given birth by Kejriwal.”
BJP’s defeat in Kairana bypolls on Thursday had ignited hopes of a united opposition, however Maken being involved in an online spat with AAP leader Dilip Pandey underlined the difficulties in stitching such an alliance in the capital. Maken also took a strong jibe against the Delhi CM who on May 31 tweeted saying, “People missing an educated PM like Dr Manmohan Singh.”
While replying back to Kejriwal’s tweet, Maken said: “On ‘so called’ offer of AAP to Congress for 3 seats, look at my reply to the AAP leader. When the people of Delhi are continuously rejecting Kejriwal government, why should we come to their rescue?”
Dilip Pandey, on the other hand, said, “Some senior leaders of AAP are in touch with the Congress in Haryana, Delhi and Punjab. They want our support.”