New Delhi: A fresh crisis along with controversy arose in Aam Admi Party (AAP) hours after its founder member Kapil Mishra was sacked from his Delhi’s Water Minister ministerial post.
On other hand, the whole problem came into limelight after AAP founder member Kumar Vishwas vowed for “another movement inside and outside”.
Kumar Vishwas tweeted, “I want to assure the workers and people of the country that we will keep on raising our voice against corruption inside and outside, whatever be the consequences. Bharat Mata Ki Jai.”
In another tweet the AAP leader said: “Let there be another movement. We will not wear out. Haven’t tasted a drop of power until now, which is why the zeal from Jantar Mantar struggle still remains alive. Friends be assured.”
The remarks came after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday removed Mishra from his cabinet and inducted AAP legislators Rajendra Pal Gautam and Kailash Gehlot as new faces.
Gehlot, MLA from Najafgarh, and Gautam, MLA from Seemapuri, will be sworn in as new ministers, an official told media persons. However, they have not been allotted any portfolio yet.
Fresh crisis in AAP after Kapil Mishra was sacked
The decision was first known through a “retweet” by Kejriwal. The rejig came days after AAP’s defeat in the municipal elections here.
Meanwhile, Mishra is expected to meet Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, an hour before heading out to Rajghat for his press conference at 11.30 a.m.
Mishra, who is considered to be a close aide of Vishwas, told media persons after the decision that he received “no official communication yet”.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia later sought to explain the decision.
Mishra later claimed that he had met Kejriwal on Saturday and conveyed that he would not tolerate delay in the tanker scam report and submit names of those involved to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).
The AAP had witnessed an internal turmoil over the past few days after its debacle in the civic polls with several leaders calling for introspection. Vishwas had differed with Kejriwal on the main reasons behind the party’s defeat.
