The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) responded by dismissing the Centre’s explanation and contending that it was using the nomenclature at its “convenience” to “mislead people”. During a briefing on the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, Information and Broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar was asked why the Delhi chief minister was not allowed to attend the event. The AAP, however, said the government’s stance was “incorrect, ill-informed and misleading”. Various mayors and chief ministers from around the world had participated in that summit,” the party’s national spokesperson Raghav Chadha said. Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said his party will raise the issue in the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi.

Source: Hindustan Times October 09, 2019 16:49 UTC