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Arvind Kejriwal accused Congress of compromising with BJP in the National Herald case, while Congress leader Devender Yadav called Kejriwal part of a BJP conspiracy.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.
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Former Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched a scathing attack on his former ally, Congress, and questioned why no “big leader” of the grand old party was arrested in the National Herald Case.
He further alleged a nexus between the grand old party and the ruling BJP.
While addressing the AAP MLAs and councillors at the Constitution Club in the national capital, he said that the AAP will not compromise on its politics and that it is working for the nation.
“We keep on getting offers for a compromise. Now, even people are seeing that the Congress has reached a compromise with the BJP. The National Herald case is an open and shut case. But no big leader of Congress has gone to jail. Five of our big leaders were sent to jail in a fake case,” he said.
#WATCH | Delhi: “… As per facts, National Herald looks like an open and shut case. We were jailed as per absolutely fake cases, but no one from the Gandhi family went to jail…,” says AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal.He further says, “… Congress has compromised the… pic.twitter.com/BkVp9CshVz
— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2025
“The 2G case was shut down, and the coal scam case was also shut down. Even people are talking about the nexus between the Congress and the BJP. We came into politics for the love of the country and not for compromise. We will keep fighting for the nation. You should never compromise for the sake of party, power, yourself or your family,” he added.
Congress Responds
The grand old party responded to Kejriwal’s allegations and said that the AAP leader is playing at the hands of others and that is why he is making such statements.
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav said, “He is the same person who is released from jail right before elections, be it in Haryana or Delhi. There are so many cases against him, but no one is ready to put him in prison today… We have suffered because of this attitude (of Arvind Kejriwal) and we have realised our mistake. Arvind Kejriwal is a part of the larger conspiracy that is being played by the BJP…”
“Whenever CBI, ED or any other investigative agency has summoned them, the Gandhi family and the senior leaders of the Congress have gone for interrogation… Arvind Kejriwal is playing at the hands of others and that is why he is making such statements,” he added.
#WATCH | Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav says, “Whenever CBI, ED or any other investigative agency has summoned them, the Gandhi family and the senior leaders of the Congress have gone for interrogation… Arvind Kejriwal is playing at the hands of others and that is why… https://t.co/Eh6NrMd2uA pic.twitter.com/InV0lSuHTm— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2025
Congress and AAP have been attacking each other since the Delhi Assembly elections earlier this year, with Rahul Gandhi attacking Kejriwal on the corruption plank. Recently, the AAP also left the opposition’s INDIA bloc and has been working on expanding its footprint in the country.
The AAP and the Congress had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together in Delhi under the INDIA bloc. However, the two parties went solo in both the Haryana and Delhi assembly polls.
(With Inputs from agencies)
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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