New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stayed away from voting for the election of the deputy chairman of the Upper House on Thursday, slamming the Congress as the “biggest” hurdle in the way of opposition unity. “We stayed away from voting for the deputy chairman's election. We attended the House proceedings after that,” AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said.
“If Rahul Gandhi can hug Narendra Modi, why cannot he ask Arvind Kejriwal for support to his party’s candidate,” Mr Singh said. The party has three MPs in the Rajya Sabha from Delhi. Bitter over not being asked by the Congress to vote in favour of Opposition candidate B K Hariprasad, Singh said, “The Congress is the biggest hurdle to opposition unity. How will he (Congress chief Rahul Gandhi) ensure the victory of his candidate, if he cannot ask for votes.”
