Only Congress can challenge BJP in Gujarat, Himachal polls; AAP incapable, says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Doda, Nov 06: Former Congress leader GhulamNabi Azad Sunday said that only Congress could challenge BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, while AamAadmi Party (AAP) is “merely a party of UT Delhi.”
Months after exiting the decades-long association with the Congress party, Azad said that he was not against its policy of secularism, but its weak party system.
He said, “Although I have separated from Congress, I wasn’t against their policy of secularism. It was only due to the party’s system getting weakened. I would still want Congress to perform well in Gujarat and HP Assembly polls. AAP isn’t capable of doing so.”
Exuding confidence in the Congress, he said that the party takes a long everybody Hindu, and Muslim farmers. He said that the AamAadmi Party (AAP) can’t do anything in these states, they have failed in Punjab and the people of Punjab will not vote for them again.
In a scathing attack on AAP, Azad said, “AAP is merely a party of UT Delhi. They can’t run Punjab efficiently, only Congress can challenge BJP in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as they have an inclusive policy.”
On Finance Minister NirmalaSitaraman hinting at the Centre thinking of restoring state status to J&K, he said that he had taken this issue many times and if the Central Government will do that’s a welcome step.
GhulamNabi Azad is on a tour of Doda where he will be meeting many delegations and addressing many rallies in the coming days.
Earlier on August 26, Azad quit the 52-years-long association with the Congress party. In October, Azad announced his new political outfit ‘Democratic Azad Party’. ANI