A sense of political de javu has been prevailing in Delhi, with the ongoing Mohalla Sabhas (area gatherings) organised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) – to gauge the voters’ sentiment on whether the party should form the next government with outside support from the Congress – scheduled to conclude on Sunday.
And at many of the gatherings held on Saturday, the people were seen urging the AAP to form the government.
By Sunday evening, the AAP would have organised as many as 250 such gatherings across Delhi.
In order to ensure transparency, the party has taken steps to record every mohalla sabha for use as documented evidence in the future.
Also, an observer has been deputed for each of the gatherings and he will make an independent assessment of what the people felt. If the observer rules that the people had mixed-feelings about the AAP forming the government, then that would be taken as a negative answer by the party.
Besides, the AAP is seeking people’s opinion via sms, phone and social media. And the party will collate all the data gleaned thus before taking a final call on forming the next government in Delhi.
Meanwhile, a war of words erupted between the Congress and AAP after the newly appointed DPCC chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said the AAP should mind its language.
Reacting to the DPCC chief’s remark, AAP leader Kumar Vishwas termed the Congress a double-headed snake and said it was laughable if the Congress were angered by the observations made by the AAP since the latter had merely told the truth regarding the grand old party’s conduct over the years.