Upset over Aam Aadmi Party declaring an outsider as the candidate to contest from the Chandni Chowk seat, over 50 party members protested outside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence on Wednesday.
The agitated protesters alleged that the party chose to field Ashutosh to contest against law Minister Kapil Sibal in the upcoming polls, without considering fielding a local candidate. Resentment has been brewing since the party announced its first list for the lS polls.
“The party claiming to be the people’s party chose to field a special candidate and someone who has recently joined the party from Chandni Chowk seat, without taking the local members into confidence,” rued Harishankar Mittal, president of civil council of the area. Meanwhile, lieutenant Gen (Retd) HS Panag, father of Gul Panaag, lieutenant, V Bala, former CFO of Infosys and Bl Vohra retired IPS officer joined the AAP on Wednesday.