AAP to skip opposition march to EC office over SIR row
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced it will not join the Congress-led INDIA bloc's protest march to the Election Commission office. The party stated it prefers to fight the battle against electoral roll irregularities in its own way.
Why it matters
This highlights internal fractures within the Indian opposition coalition, impacting their unified political strategy against the ruling government.
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday said it would not participate in the Congress-led opposition INDIA bloc's march to the Election Commission office, saying it was "fighting this battle in our own way."Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said protests against alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were being held daily at different places across the country.He added that the AAP was not even using its own banner, as it considers the issue a "people's movement" concerning citizens across the country and believes everyone should participate in it."The CJP's (Cockroach Janta Party) protest is also being held, and different organisations are also holding protests. The Left is also protesting in different places. As far as tomorrow's protest is concerned, it is the INDIA bloc's protest. So, the AAP is not part of it.
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