CM Kejriwal assures ‘full commitment to INDIA’, says arrested Punjab Congress MLA ‘will not be spared’

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Congress. Punjab is governed by AAP leader Bhagwant Mann. Khaira's arrest has earned CM Mann severe condemnation from Punjab Congress leaders, despite the need for unified front as part of the Opposition INDIA bloc.

However, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that his party remains committed to the Opposition INDIA bloc and their ‘Mission 2024’. CM Kejriwal said “We are fully committed to the India alliance. We will not separate from the alliance under any circumstances.

I have come to know that the Punjab Police arrested some Congress leader yesterday. I do not have its details; Punjab Police will tell it. But we have waged a war against drugs.

I would not like to comment on any individual case or person, but we are committed to end drug addiction. In this war against drugs, no matter how big or small a person is, he will not be spared." His comments assume significance against the backdrop of the Congress' Punjab unit accusing the AAP government in the state of indulging in political vendetta following the arrest of Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a 2015 drug trafficking case. The AAP has, however, rejected the allegation saying the action against the Bholath legislator was taken according to the law.

Regional disparities are not uncommon between the Opposition INDIA bloc parties, and this is definitely not the first incidence of contention for the INDIA bloc parties. Several Opposition parties have come together forming the Opposition INDIA bloc with the aim to thwart Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ;s attempt to clinch a third straight win at Lok Sabha Polls 2024. Notably, the Punjab Congress has