Dissidents had no respect for institutions: AAP clarifies explusions

April 21, 2015 16:26

The AAP has hit back at expelled leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav for attacking the National Disciplinary Committe, saying the dissidents had no respect for procedures and institutions.

The party also sought to defend its decision of sacking the dissidents, saying they had involved in acts, which were 'harmful' for the party.

AAP's national secretary Pankaj Gupta said the responses by Yadav, Bhushan and Anand Kumar, were analysed and examined by the NDC after which the party sacked them. The party too came out strongly in support of former journalist Ashish Khetan after Bhushan accused him of doing a 'planted' story that benefited a private firm.

"We gave them two days to respond to the notice and received responses from all, but Ajit Jha. We examined their response and found that the complaints, evidences were anti-party and harmful for the party. This is why they were sacked from the party," Gupta said.

Image AAP's national secretary Pankaj Gupta. Photograph courtesy: ANI

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