Cracks in INDIA bloc? AAP's Sanjay Singh says party out of alliance
Singh added, "We contested two assembly elections independently after the Lok Sabha polls. We also fought the by-elections in Punjab and Gujarat on our own". The AAP leader, however, said that the party will maintain strategic alliances with opposition parties within the parliament. He mentioned, "On Parliamentary issues, we do take the support of opposition parties such as the TMC and DMK. And so do they take our support". "We have always played the role of a strong and powerful opposition and will do so. Whatever issues are there, we will raise them in the Parliament," he said.The month-long Monsoon Session of Parliament is set to commence on July 21. Ahead of the session, a meeting of the leaders of the INDIA bloc parties will be held online on Saturday evening to discuss the prevailing political situation in the country.The leaders would deliberate on a host of key issues, including the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, demand for discussion on the Pahalgam attack, and Operation Sindoor.However, apart from AAP, the Trinamool Congress is also expected to be absent from the opposition alliance meeting.- EndsTrending Reel
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