Advocate H S Phookla resigns from AAP

January 03, 2019 20:12

Senior Supreme Court advocate H S Phoolka, who is representing the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday.

Phoolka said in a tweet that he has submitted his resignation to party chief Arvind Kejriwal.

'I have resigned from AAP & handed over resignation to Kejriwal ji today. Though he asked me not to resign but I insisted. Will be briefing media tomorrow at 4pm at Press Club, Raisina Rd, New Delhi to explain the Reason of leaving AAP & my further plans.'

Phoolka is believed to have resigned because of the 'changes in recent resolution' moved by an AAP MLA to strip former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi of Bharat Ratna.

The senior advocate had also said that he would resign from the party if it chooses to ally with the Congress, whom he calls the 'perpetrators' of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. -- with agency inputs

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