Sanjay Singh: ‘Support INDIA bloc only on SIR as it is a bid to kill democracy in India'
AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh spoke to The Indian Express on the party's position on the SIR exercise and its ties with the INDIA bloc, among other issues. Excerpts:
Sanjay Singh: We have clarified repeatedly that the AAP is not a part of the INDIA bloc and our position remains the same. We only offered support to the Opposition over the SIR, which is an attempt to kill democracy in India.
Sanjay Singh: Only time will tell. If there are similar issues of national importance which emerge in the future, we will take a call at the time over extending support to the Opposition.
Sanjay Singh: The SIR is a matter of grave importance. More than 65 lakh voters have been deleted from Bihar's electoral rolls… It is an attempt to stifle the democratic set-up of the country. Why should the Opposition step back from its duty of calling for a discussion on it?
Sanjay Singh: We will take it to the people. There is no other way. We will tell the people how their votes are being robbed by a particular party and make them aware of the BJP's intent as well as the consequences of lakhs of voters being disenfranchised.
Sanjay Singh: The SIR will certainly be a core issue around which the party's Bihar campaign will revolve just like how we have made quality of education a part of our campaign in Uttar Pradesh. Both the campaigns are on the right track and are doing well.
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