Two former Congress MLAs in Delhi resign

The development comes three days after Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post attributing it to similar issues and organisational frictions within the Congress

Former Congress MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh resigned from the party on Wednesday citing opposition to Congress’s alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh resigned from the party on Wednesday. (Representative file photo)

The development comes three days after Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned from his post attributing it to similar issues and organisational frictions within the Congress.

“The alliance with AAP has brought disrepute and embarrassment to Congress leaders and workers. Three leaders of AAP are in jail on corruption charges including Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. Congress has been speaking against the AAP’s corruption, and now we are seeking votes for the same party. It causes embarrassment on a daily basis,” said Basoya, who was MLA from Kasturba Nagar from 2008 to 2013.

Singh, who was MLA from Vishwas Nagar from 1998 to 2013, echoed similar sentiments.

“I raised my views against AAP-Congress alliance on every platform but without regard to my views and the views of Delhi Congress leaders the party formed an alliance with AAP”, he said.

Congress has formed an alliance with AAP for the seven Lok Sabha seats of Delhi under which the latter is contesting on four seats (New Delhi, East Delhi, West Delhi and South Delhi) while Congress is contesting on three seats (Chandni Chowk, North East and North West).