"Officially, AAP is not a part of INDIA alliance," says Sanjay Singh

AAP and Congress had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Delhi as part of the INDIA alliance. However, both parties contested separately in the Haryana and Delhi Legislative Assembly elections.

Speaking to ANI, Singh stated, "We have clarified our position that the INDIA alliance was there till the Lok Sabha elections. As far as the Parliament is concerned, we have always been opposing all the wrong policies of the government. Currently, the issue for us is the way the homes and shops of people of Bihar, UP and Purvanchal are being bulldozed and destroyed. This is the issue we will raise in Parliament in the context of Delhi..."

"We said that officially, the Aam Aadmi Party is not with the INDIA alliance as of today. Our alliance was for the Lok Sabha elections..." he added.

The AAP MP further stated that they will raise the issue of the alleged demolition of jhuggis in Delhi during the Monsoon Session of Parliament.

The Monsoon Session of Parliament will be conducted from July 21 to August 21.

Earlier, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal had lashed out at the Delhi government under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the alleged demolition of slums in Delhi, accusing them of rendering the poor "homeless".

Speaking at an AAP protest rally against the alleged demolitions at Jantar Mantar, Kejriwal stated, "In such heat, at 50C, they are demolishing the slums of poor people, making them helpless, making them stay on the roads... The poor man works near his slum... If the slum is destroyed, their livelihood also gets ruined."

Kejriwal's remarks came as part of a broader critique of the BJP's policies, which he had warned against during his election campaign.

He noted that before elections in Delhi, he stated that the BJP was eyeing this land and if they were voted in, they would demolish the areas within a year, pointing out that the party had already "destroyed" Delhi in five months in power.

"Before the elections, I released a video saying that you should not vote for them (BJP), even by mistake, because their eyes are on your land. If you vote for them, they will demolish your slums within a year. I had said they would demolish it in a year, but they have already destroyed Delhi in just 5 months... They have run the bulldozers and ruined Delhi," the AAP National Convenor stated.

The AAP had previously held a massive protest at Jantar Mantar on Sunday, led by Kejriwal, senior leader Manish Sisodia, and Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj, against the BJP's alleged demolition of jhuggis in Delhi. (ANI)