Aam Admi Party (AAP) national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Saturday (October 3, 2026) quit the party and joined the Congress , saying she could no longer defend the indefensible.
Kakkar has been a former chief national spokesperson of AAP, Shyam Sundar Sharma is a former MLA from Uttar Pradesh, while Rajat Rakesh Tandon hails from the family of freedom fighter Purushottam Das Tandon. “I have seen how he was humiliated and how an entire machinery was deployed to put him down. But Rahul Gandhi and the Congress remained resilient. Their authenticity is their soul. I saw a soul in this party (Congress), which I found missing in other parties. “He has made everyone, including us, aware of this issue. This has to stop. “This thinking exists only in the Congress. Other parties talk about casteism and communalism, but the Congress and Rahul Gandhi talk about humanism.
Therefore, we must all come together now to support the Congress and Rahul Gandhi in his authentic fight to keep the idea of India alive,” Kakkar said. Therefore, today I have decided to join the party,” he said.
Welcoming her and others into the party, Congress general secretary Naseer Hussain said Ms. And I say this from lived experience,” she said. We have to make the public aware of how, according to Rahul Gandhi, our voting right is being stolen by Gyanesh Kumar and put into Prime Minister Modi’s account.
We welcome everyone with open hearts,” Mr. “Priyanka Kakkar and Rajat Rakesh Tandon are also joining the Congress. Ms.
Hussain said. I believe that the new joinings will have a significant impact on the politics of Uttar Pradesh and the country,” Rajiv Shukla said. Kakkar said she believes it is only the Congress that can make Delhi progressive and safe.
“Today, from Ladakh to Kanyakumari, people are placing their trust in the leadership of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition (in the Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi and joining the Congress.
