New Delhi, 15/4: Signalling a possible political shift within the Opposition, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has telephoned AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to speak about Opposition unity ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, soon after the latter received a summons from the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy case.
Sources said the telephone call took place on Friday evening after the news of the CBI summons emerged. There was no official word on the telephonic conversation though the texture of the conversation changed against the background of the CBI summons as well as the Congress shedding its reluctance to reach out to the AAP.
Senior leaders said this was just the first step and one should not read too much into it, as more talks are needed. Kharge’s call to Kejriwal, especially when its Delhi unit has welcomed the CBI action, assumes significance as both the AAP and the Congress had steadfastly kept a distance from each other owing to the political situation in the national capital.