Following the resignation submitted by key members of the party — Yogendra Yadav and Naveen Jaihind — senior party leader and Political Affairs Committee (PAC) member of Aam Aadmi Party Sanjay Singh on Saturday said that resignation of both the members will not be accepted. Yadav, who unsuccessfully contested from Gurgaon parliamentary seat, is a senior leader and member of the supreme decision making body, the PAC. He is also party’s Haryana in-charge.
Jaihind, who has been associated with the party even before it was formed, is Haryana convener and was handpicked by AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal to contest against Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak. Due to differences with each other, Yadav and Jaihind tendered their resignation from the membership of the party’s Political Affairs Committee (PAC) and National Executive (NE) respectively on Saturday. However, they reasoned owing to the party’s dismal performance in recently concluded lS polls they resigned.
While the AAP received a jolt with their resignations, both have, however, clarified that they have not resigned from the party, but from the posts they held. “Rumours about my quitting AAP are baseless. I am very much with the party and committed to working for it harder than ever,” Yadav tweeted. However, when asked why he quit as the PAC member, he declined to comment.
“We had a meeting with the volunteers who were of the opinion that party decisions should be taken after consultations within members. Yogendra Yadav lodged a complaint against me and PAC served me a notice, in Arvind Kejriwal’s absence, for instigating the volunteers. Today (Saturday), Yadav demanded that action should be taken against me in 48 hours,” Jaihind said adding that he received a mail from the party on May 28. He has also responded to the show-cause notice and termed the allegations as ‘baseless.’
Party spokesperson and Delhi unit secretary Dilip Pandey clarified that the duo had resigned as members of the PAC and NE and not from the party. Pankaj Gupta, party’s national secretary, said that the issue will be on the agenda of National Executive which will meet on June 6, 7 and 8.