AAP feud: Kumar Vishwas cries foul, party hits back

AAP feud: Kumar Vishwas cries foul, party hits back

IANSUpdated: Thursday, May 30, 2019, 07:07 AM IST
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New Delhi : The rift within the AAP deepened on Tuesday with founder member Kumar Vishwas accusing senior leaders of conspiring against him and indicating his possible exit from the party.

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, a childhood friend of the poet-politician, hit back, saying he should have used proper forum to raise his concerns.

“I know I will be targeted. The efforts to tarnish my image will be made. But let me tell those conpirators that I will not allow you to do so,” he said defying a party request not to rake up issues in the media.

He did not take any name but his target was clear.

Kumar Vishwas dubbed Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan, who accused him of being a “BJP-RSS agent”, as a “mask” behind those ganging up against him. Khan on Sunday alleged that Kumar Vishwas was conspiring to break the party and plotting a coup against party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Pledging to keep highlighting what he said were the AAP’s mistakes, Kumar Vishwas said he would continue to speak in the interest of the country.

He denied he wanted to be the AAP Convenor. “I have already said 10 times and even to Arvind and Manish and the party that I don’t want to be the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister or the Convenor.” He said he would not join any political party or Swaraj Andolan.

Kumar Vishwas broke down while speaking. “I had not joined the movement for this.” Asked if he would quit the AAP, he responded: “I will decide tonight and will soon tell you.”

The AAP fielded Sisodia, a Kejriwal confidant, to counter the allegations. He slammed his former colleague for speaking publicly.                               –IANS

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