AAP tests public views ahead of forming govt in Delhi with Congress backing

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday looked undecided on forming government in Delhi with support from the Congress Party with the newly-formed party still looking for wider support from the electorate.

AAP has tweeted all around seeking people's views about it forming a government in Delhi with support from the Congress Party, even as the Congress objected to AAP's way of government formation.

Delhi unit president of the Congress party, Arvinder Singh Lovely, has accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led party of running away from its responsibility of forming a government in the national capital. He also objected to the AAP's use of abusive language and asked it to restrain from testing the Congress party's patience.

Lovely said the Congress has offered outside support to the AAP, despite it talking badly about the Congress, as it wanted Delhiites to get the benefits proposed in AAP's manifesto.

Lovely pointed out that the AAP got the numbers because of promises made in its manifesto.

"We have agreed to support from outside. We will support the AAP in the legislative assembly. They have won the election only by blaming us and through the promises they have made in their election manifesto. We want to give them a chance to implement their manifesto," he said.

"The Congress is a very old party, and the AAP needs to watch the language they are using. They are testing our patience," he added.

"We want the manifesto for which people have voted to be implemented. We can also learn how they will implement their manifesto. We are still standing on our word. We are not directing them to do something. We just want them to maintain their own decorum while talking," he said further.

The AAP on Tuesday said it will take the views of the people of the city till Sunday, and ask them for their reactions to forming a government with the Congress Party.

Kejriwal said his party would carry out a referendum among the people of the city, and decide what to do next.

"We have written a letter for Delhiites now. 25 lakh copies will be made and distributed across the city to seek the people's feedback. People can phone in, send a text message, or leave a message on the AAP Facebook page," he added.

Kejriwal said the AAP had written letters to both the Congress and the BJP.

"Congress had offered unconditional support. The BJP had said they would offer issue-based support. Delhi has 18 key issues. We had asked the Congress and the BJP about their opinions on those issues. It is surprising that BJP didn't even bother to respond to the letter," he said.

"Congress said that 16 of these points are administrative issues for which AAP would need no support, and for the remaining two, we offer our support," he added.

Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party national executive member Yogendra Yadav on Thursday said the Delhi Assembly results had thrown up a ''Dharm Sankat'' and the party would await the results of the opinion poll to know whether it should form the government with the Congress support or not.

Yadav said the party was even ready for another round of elections to the Delhi assembly if the opinion poll results said so.

Without a majority mandate and the AAP is in real dilemma of being dubbed as ''opportunist'' if it associates with the Congress to form a government and of ''running away from responsibility'' if it refused to do so.