New Delhi: Just 20 days before the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls, rebellion seems to be brewing within the Congress. Dr. Ashok Kumar Walia, four-time MLA and Cabinet minister in the Sheila Dixit government, threatened to quit the party after he was upset over not being included in the ticket distribution process for the polls.
Hours after he offered to quit the party, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Nitin Tyagi, who represents Walia's former seat of Laxmi Nagar in the Assembly, went to his residence for a meeting.
While it fuelled speculation that Walia may soon join the AAP, Tyagi claimed that the visit was just a "personal courtesy call".
Speaking to News 18, Tyagi said, "The purpose of my visit was not political at all. I had heard that Walia Sahib was in ill health. As a courtesy, I went to see him. He may belong to another political party but he is still a respected figure in our area. I was only concerned about his health. As it turned out, the news of him being unwell was a hoax. Nonetheless, it was my duty to check on him."
AAP sources, however, said that the party was "exploring the possibility" of Walia's possible entry into the party while adding that "nothing is confirmed". AAP Delhi state convener Dileep Pandey, while speaking to the media, spoke of "massive internal rebellion" within both the BJP and the Congress.
Even the people of Delhi have seen that BJP and Congress have looted the city through corruption in the MCD over the last 20 years. These parties have turned the civic body into a den of corruption and the city into a dustbin. That is why the people have decided to vote for the good work done by the AAP government over the last two years."
While threatening to quit the party, Walia had said senior leaders were being treated like “Class 8 students”. Speaking to Network 18, he said, "There are four tickets in our ward. I was promised all four but we were given only three. We have been very disturbed since last night and nobody has reached out to us till today morning. There have been many discussions and I have been assured by the top leadership that the issue will be resolved. I have not yet taken back my resignation. I am waiting for them to fulfil their promise."
Senior leaders Haroon Yusuf and Pervez Hashmi also threatened to quit the party on Monday.
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