On Arvinder Lovely's 'Delhi unit against AAP pact' remark, Sanjay Singh says 'he played key role'

“Arvinder Singh Lovely has played an important relation successful making an confederation with AAP. He has played a large relation successful forming the INDI Alliance successful Delhi. When Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was being arrested, Lovely was the archetypal from Congress to scope out. Why is helium saying this? Let them know…" Singh told ANI connected April 29.

Lovely's Sudden Resignation

In his missive to the Congress National President, Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said that each unanimous decisions taken by the Senior Delhi Congress leaders person been unilaterally vetoed by the AICC General Secretary (Delhi In-charge).

The workers, Lovely said, were saddened by the information that "ideals they had been warring for during the past 7 to 8 years" were being compromised.

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"The Delhi Congress Unit was against an alliance with a enactment which was formed connected the sole ground of levelling false, fabricated and malafide corruption charges against the Congress Party. Despite that, the Party made a determination to state with the AAP successful Delhi...," helium wrote successful his resignation letter.

Lovely was appointed to the station successful August 2023.

Not joining BJP

Lovely besides clarified that helium had nary plans to articulation immoderate different governmental enactment aft speculation arose that helium would replace BJP's Harsh Malhotra from the Ease Delhi sear. Former Congress MLA Asif Mohammad Khan had claimed that BJP would tract Lovely alternatively of Malhotra.

"I person lone resigned arsenic Delhi Congress chief, and I americium not joining immoderate governmental party," Lovely said astatine a property league astatine his residence, clarifying that helium has resigned from the station of Delhi Congress main and not the party.

"We are warring the elections unneurotic but ne'er did the Congress workers accidental that we are giving a cleanable chit to them oregon giving them recognition for gathering schools and hospitals, which is acold from the reality. Those who are saying that I person resigned retired of choler implicit summons (distribution), it is not similar that. You each cognize that I introduced the candidates by holding a property league 3 days ago," Lovely said.

Lovely contested and secured 24 percent votes the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from East Delhi. He contested against the BJP's Gautam Gambhir (who won the spot with 3.93 lakh votes), and AAP's Atishi.

Delhi's 7 Lok Sabha seats volition spell to the polls successful the sixth signifier connected May 25.

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Published: 29 Apr 2024, 12:56 PM IST