Acerbic Cong calls it ‘a matter of great astonishment, indeed mystery’
Slamming BJP over allegations that it was trying to poach Aam Aadmi Party MlAs, Congress on Monday claimed the saffron outfit had shown “its absolute, naked, power-hungry face by engaging in such activities” and hoped that the Supreme Court will order fresh polls soon in Delhi.
Accusing BJP of doing a “complete somersault and a volte face” on the issue of Government formation in Delhi, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said given that it does not have the numbers, BJP can come to power either by ensuring abstentions or defections and both must involve inducements.
“It is constitutionally immoral, morally indefensible and illegal,” he said, wondering what the reasons might be behind “this great desire (of BJP) to form the Government now”.
Singhvi said it was “a matter of great astonishment, indeed mystery” as to what had changed in the last eight months, with no change having occurred in the ground realities, to make BJP find it “necessary and desirable to form the Government without elections. We (Congress) find it extremely disturbing, mysterious and inexplicable,” he said.