AAP Faces Political Jolt As Ex-Spokesperson Quits, Joins Congress, Urges Opposition Unity

India Today

The Aam Aadmi Party has encountered a fresh political setback following the resignation of its former chief spokesperson, who has joined the Congress. The outgoing leader cited a departure from founding principles and unfulfilled governance commitments regarding official perks and administrative appointments in Punjab. Highlighting internal disillusionment, the leader stated that the party prioritised self-interest ahead of national interests while elevating inexperienced individuals to prominent posts. Pitching for a consolidated opposition platform against the ruling central government, the switch was positioned as essential to safeguard constitutional plurality and national sovereignty, urging all anti-establishment votes to consolidate under a single umbrella.

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00:00The Amadmi Party is facing a fresh political jolt.

00:04Amadmi Party's former chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar has quit the party and joined the Congress.

00:09And Kakkar has not left quietly.

00:12She's launched a sharp attack at the Amadmi Party, saying it has deviated from its founding principles,

00:18failed to deliver on its promises, and that she could no longer defend what she calls the indefensible now.

00:25Kakkar has also accused the party of putting self-interest ahead of the national interest.

00:29But her praise for Congress has been equally pointed.

00:33Kakkar called Rahul Gandhi an authentic leader, praised what she described as his resilience,

00:38and said the Congress and Rahul Gandhi are fighting against the chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar.

00:45I call Amadmi Party indefensible now.

00:49And just give us some instances that pushed you to leave the party ultimately.

00:57Oh, well, it was no longer possible, Shreya, for me to defend the fact that Booth,

01:03a person who does not even, who did not even have the experience to be working at Booth level,

01:09suddenly that person is migrated from Rajasthan, brought into Punjab,

01:13given Gaadi Bangla a plump post, and you told me that you don't have the same gaadi bangla.

01:21Now there is no unknown person, who doesn't have the experience to be working at Booth level.

01:26How do you defend this?

01:27And honestly, over the past decade or so, in my being in politics,

01:32I have come to the definite conclusion that Rahul Gandhi is an authentic person.

01:37And I also think that already there is the traitor Gyanesh Kumar,

01:41who is ensuring this, that BJP gets vote,

01:44Chori Se votes, which the BJP, which weren't cast to the BJP.

01:48And so therefore, not a single vote should go astray now,

01:53and they should all come under one umbrella,

01:55and it should go to Congress,

01:56if the idea is to ensure that BJP is ousted,

01:59and if we have to preserve the plurality in India,

02:03if we have to preserve the sovereignty of this country,

02:05we must all come under one umbrella.

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