NEW DELHI: AAP leader Prashant Bhushan on Friday alleged that following the party’s massive defeat in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, AAP’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal wanted to form a government in Delhi with the support of Congress, despite opposition from many.
Addressing the media here along with colleague Yogendra Yadav, Bhushan said Kejriwal acted in an autocratic manner and refused to pay heed to opposing voices.
“After the Lok Sabha elections there were talks that AAP should form government in Delhi with the support of Congress. A PAC meeting was called and five were opposed to the idea while four supported it.
“Arvind said that as national convener, he had the right to take the final decision and he has decided to take Congress’ support to form the government in Delhi. However, we protested.”
Yogendra, Bhushan should ‘depart gracefully’: Kumar
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday called on senior party leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav to leave the party ‘gracefully’ if nothing was working out.
“If nothing is working then you [Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav] should depart gracefully,” he told ANI.
Vishwas added that there were some forces behind the rift in the party, which is showing no signs of abating yet.
“Personal jealousy and frustration is there. But there are also some forces for the rift within the AAP,” he said.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Shazia Ilmi said that it was “unfortunate” that excuses were being made and the impression given that Yadav and Bhushan were against the party.
Kumar Vishwas had earlier accused Yadav of being ‘two-faced’, claiming the latter’s statements would vary depending on his audience, with different remarks made before the party and the media.
He also linked the calls for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s removal from the post of the AAP’s national convener after Prashant Bhushan raised his objections.
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