Chandigarh: In Punjab, the condition of the country's oldest party, Congress, has become like that of a snake. Despite success in Punjab, Congress is forced to 'side' with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Congress has tied up with Indian alliance partner AAP in the Union Territory and Punjab capital Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat and Goa. This agreement could not be reached in Punjab due to opposition from Punjab Congress leaders. This has dealt a blow to Congress in Punjab. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has started attacking the leaders of Punjab as well as Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Despite this, Punjab Congress leaders cannot demand separation from AAP from their high command.
Mann's Challenge for Abolition of Compromise:
The Chief Minister has even challenged the Congress leaders that if his central leadership prevails, they should end the agreement with AAP and show it to Rahul and Sonia Gandhi. During the budget session of Punjab Assembly, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann left no opportunity to attack Congress. The special thing is that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann made sharp attacks on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. He said that the last budget session of Lok Sabha is going on in Delhi and Rahul is travelling. Referring to the visit, CM Mann said that in January 2023, when Rahul Gandhi was coming to India during his visit to Punjab, national level leaders of Congress had come to his house to ask for security for him. Regarding security, he said that no common man should be able to come close to Rahul.
Congress is not able to defend itself: On the other hand, despite Mann's attack on national level leaders of Congress, Congress is not able to defend itself. Despite success in Punjab, Congress leaders are not getting support even from their national leaders. The reason for this is that national leaders are busy saving the alliance with AAP at the national level. During the debate with Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa on the Governor's address in the Assembly, the Chief Minister even said that you people say that if there is a compromise with AAP in the Lok Sabha elections, we (AAP) will eliminate you.
It is believed that the Congress leaders sitting in Delhi are trying to reach a compromise with us. Has Bajwa ever sat with Sonia or Rahul Gandhi whereas both mother and son sit with us? Perhaps this is the first time that Congress is facing the taunt of its own alliance party leader because Punjab Chief Minister Mann has already said that mothers in Delhi and Punjab will tell their children the story that Congress was there.