New Delhi: With the Congress party announcing Subhash Chopra as the new president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, the veteran leader laid out his plan for taking the party forward and said that he will work towards keeping the flock together. He also blamed the media for creating a "weak" image of Congress in the national capital.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, Chopra said: "The most important thing to do now is to keep the flock together. If the party gets united, no one can defeat us. There is no groupism in the Congress party. Congress was never weak in Delhi, it was a perception created by the media among the general public. "
Taking a jibe at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Chopra accused them of "spending crores on publicity" and not doing much developmental work in the national capital.
"The kind of work Congress did in Delhi, when we were in power, is beyond the imagination of these people (AAP). They spend crores on publicity. But, what have they done for Delhi? They did not set up schools, colleges, hospitals or universities, " he said.
Chopra, a three-time MLA from Kalkaji, added, " they (AAP) take credit for setting up Mohalla clinics and improving public education. Not a single school has been set up over the past five years by this government."
Responding to speculations running rife about the appointment of former BJP MP Kirti Azad as the DPCC president before Chopra's name being announced for the same position, he said, "Kirti is my brother. We are very close. Choosing a president was the prerogative of the party president. I have simply complied with the instructions of the party."
When asked if he is confident of improving the prospects of the party in the next election, former Delhi Congress chief said, "we have experience on our side. Congress brought electricity to Delhi, we built universities, hospitals, as well as the present infrastructure. Congress government is the reason behind Delhi being the national capital and the best one across the world."
Chopra will have the task of fostering unity in the party's Delhi unit ahead of the crucial assembly elections due early next year.
Apart from holding party positions, Chopra was also a speaker of the Delhi assembly earlier to which he was first elected in 1998 from Kalkaji.
