Patna: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha.
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New Delhi: Asansol MP Shatrughan Sinha, who has been deputed by his party Trinamool Congress to canvass for the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, Saturday lauded the I.N.D.I.A bloc ally's work in the city and said supporting them is in national interest.
The actor-turned-politician will join the AAP's campaign in the national capital this evening. Several I.N.D.I.A bloc parties have backed the AAP in the Delhi elections against the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), leaving the Congress alone.
"I will be campaigning in the Delhi election. The leadership here, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is doing very well. They have a huge following, every card of Arvind Kejriwal is proving to be a mastercard," Sinha said.
"Sanjay Singh, Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Atishi, they are all doing very well, supporting them will be in national interest and in the interest of the nation," he said.
Sinha will campaign in Krishna Nagar and Laxmi Nagar areas of East Delhi Saturday evening.
On Sunday, he will campaign in the New Delhi constituency of former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal from 8:00 pm.
Before that, he will join the AAP's campaign in Trilokpuri of East Delhi around 5:00 pm, and in South Delhi's Kalkaji, the constituency of Chief Minister Atishi, around 6:30 pm.
He will campaign in North West Delhi's Kirari around 3:00 pm Monday.
Asked about the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, he said, "Some things are appreciable, like in the health sector, the concessions given on medicines such as medicines for Cancer is a good move. In the shipping sector, we had implemented tonnage tax, the benefits are now visible".
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav joined Kejriwal in a road show on Thursday. Parties like Nationalist Congress Party (SP), and Shiv Sena (UBT) have also extended support to the AAP.
Delhi Assembly Election 2025 | The first of two state assembly polls this year sees a three-way contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP in the nation's capital. AAP decided to contest the polls alone, causing rumours of a rift in I.N.D.I.A. BJP, meanwhile, is hoping the liquor excise policy scam and pollution in Delhi will give the saffron party an edge over AAP. Kejriwal, on the other hand, has different plans with his demand for reservations for Delhi Jats. Congress will also be looking to make its presence felt and has not held back from attacking its own alliance partner. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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