Days ahead of the second meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru, the Aam Aadmi Party has paused unity discussions saying Congress had assured to that it would express its opposition to the Centre's ordinance for control of services in Delhi much before the monsoon session of Parliament which commences on July 20.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha told ANI that the party is hoping that the Congress will declare its stance soon and all further conversation will only happen after their formal announcement.
The Rajya Sabha MP said the Congress has sent AAP an invite for the opposition meeting slated to be held on July 17 and 18 in Bengaluru.
"However I would like to take you back to the Patna meeting in which in front of all like-minded political parties, the Congress party had in no uncertain terms said that they will much before the commencement of the Monsoon session of the Parliament, in fact 15 days prior to commencement of the monsoon session of Parliament, the Congress party will clear its stand and publicly announce its stand vis a vis the Delhi ordinance," the MP said.
"Every political party that believes in the Constitution of India, that has faith in India's democracy and all right thinking individual have to and must oppose this ordinance. The Congress party in that Patna meeting had very clearly said that much before the Monsoon session of the Parliament begins, 15 days prior to the session begins that they will announce and publicly declare their opposition to the ordinance," he added. -- ANI