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While AAP has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons recently, party chief Arvind Kejriwal is optimistic that all pending issues will be resolved soon.
Updated : Mar 30, 2015, 03:50 PM IST
While AAP has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons recently, party chief Arvind Kejriwal is optimistic that all pending issues will be resolved soon.
Speaking to reporters in Rashtrapati Bhawan, Kejriwal put up a brave face when asked about problems in his party. He said that they will sort out all those issues within themselves. He said, 'Party theek thak hain'.
On Sunday, a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) removed its senior leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav from the party's national executive, its internal Lokpal Admiral L Ramdas (retired) too was shown the door. Also, Prashant Bhushan was axed from another party panel – the disciplinary committee on Sunday.
The decision was taken at AAP convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence during a meeting of the party leaders.
Ramdas has been replaced by a three-member internal Lokpal panel comprising N Dilip Kumar, former IPS officer known for his anti-corruption credentials, Rakesh Sinha, former DIG CISF and a high court lawyer, and Dr SP Verma, an educationist.
The national executive of AAP also reconstituted its national disciplinary committee by replacing Bhushan with Ashish Khetan, considered close to Kejriwal. The other members of the committee include Dinesh Vaghela, a social activist, who will head the panel and senior leader Pankaj Gupta.