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Cracks in AAP! Kejriwal wants Yogendra Yadav, Bhushan out of National Executive

Serious Differences Appeared To Have Cropped Up In AAP, Including Over Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Role In The Party, With The Internal Lokpal Pointing To Two Camps Emerging Within Top Leadership And Asking The Party To Consider ‘one-man, One-post’ Arrangement.

PTI | Updated on: 02 Mar 2015, 03:46:44 PM

New Delhi:

Struck by internal differences, the AAP today appeared to be threatening to crack the whip against senior leaders like Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan at its national executive meeting on Wednesday, accusing them of attempting to “remove” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from the post of party convener.

At a press conference here today, senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh also targeted party patron Shanti Bhushan for his comment in an interview that Kejriwal should be replaced by Yadav.

“Someone from within the party, certain senior leaders are trying to remove Arvind Kejriwal from the post of National Convener, by targeting him and maligning the party,” Singh told reporters here.

Without naming Bhushan and Yadav, he referred to statements and letters by senior leaders which amounted to making the party a butt of ridicule and a “joke of us”.

Expressing displeasure over the leaking of letters to the media, the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) member, said the issues could be discussed in the party forum rather than bringing them before the public through the media.

He announced that the party’s national executive would meet on Wednesday and decide on all issues including the latest controversy over differences in the party.

Singh parried questions when repeatedly asked whether the two senior leaders would be removed from the Political Affairs Committee (PAC).

“I have only announced the date for the meeting. Have I announced the decisions that will be taken there,” he said in reply to questions on whether action will be taken against the leaders.

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First Published : 02 Mar 2015, 07:30:00 AM

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