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New Delhi, Mar 27: With talks between the warring factions of AAP failing, the party’s National Council meeting is expected to take a decision on the fate of its defiant founder-members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan whose expulsion is being demanded by Arvind Kejriwal loyalists. A proposal to remove the duo from the party is likely to be moved by Kejriwal camp on the allegation that the duo were trying to remove him from the post of the party’s National Convenor, sources said. Another “grave” charge by Kejriwal camp is that the duo also worked to ensure AAP’s defeat in Delhi Assembly polls. (READ-AAP rift in Delhi widens: Reconciliation talks between Arvind Kejriwal camp and Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan fails)
Sources in Kejriwal camp said that with the situation reaching a point of no return, it will now be “impossible” to work with the duo. However, the Prashant Bhushan-Yogendra Yadav camp has said that it won’t be easy to remove them from the party. “They can remove us from the National Executive but not from the party. If we have to be removed from the party, the matter has to be referred to the Lokpal or the discplinary committee. “In this case, we have referred our own cases to the Lokpal. The party has not referred (the cases to the Lokpal),” Bhushan said in response to a question.
Both the groups claimed to have the numbers with them, ahead of the National Council meeting. The party’s constitution states that action cannot be taken by the party unless the member is given an opportunity to explain his stand. “Discplinary action may result in penalties ranging from warning, suspension or expulsion from the party. “No disciplinary action shall be taken against the member without giving an opportunity to that member to explain and answer the charges against him/her,” the party’s constitution states. The National Council, the third most important body of AAP, has over 350 members. The meeting will also be attended by AAP MLAs and MPs. Meanhwhile, ahead of the National Council meeting, a joint letter written by Yadav, Bhushan, Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha, have alleged that the party has invited district convenors of just four states.
“I understand that you have invited the district and state conveners of just four states (UP, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana) for this NC meeting, and no one from the other states. This is totally illogical. “In fact, according to our constitution, district and state convenors become members of NC only after they are duly elected by a bottom-up process. This has not happened so far. Therefore, going by the party’s constitution, only the founder-members are members of NC as of now,” the letter, addressed to the party’s national secretary Pankaj Gupta, said.
Bhushan. This includes, emails and communication between the leaders. Meanhwile, Karawal Nagar MLA Kapil Mishra said he has asked Kejriwal to move a proposal to expel the dissident leaders from the party. “Enough is enough… We are proved right… YY (Yadav) and PB (Bhushan) are working against AAP. National Council should bring a resolution to sack them from the party,” Mishra tweeted. “I have asked Arvind that a resolution should be moved to sack the two from the party,” Mishra added. Meanwhile, ahead of the National Council meeting tomorrow, Bhushan and Yadav have demanded videographing of meeting, secret ballot in case of voting and a neutral person to conduct the proceedings. An informal meeting by the NC members close to Yadav and Bhushan held at YMCA here decided to move seven resolutions in the meeting tomorrow. The demands are more or less similar to what the Bhushan and Yadav camp has been demanding.
“After two hours of meeting, we came to a conclusion that there are at least seven points that would need first and foremost attention during the meeting,” said an NC member requesting anonymity. He added “first, AAP should be brought in the ambit of RTI voluntarily. Second, current Lokpal of the party Admiral Ramdass should chair the meeting. Third, AAP should constitute a committee to work on the lines of Election Commission including the selection of candidates. “Fourth, state-level decisions of the party should be left to state executive bodies. Fifth, party should expand its wings in those states where elections are going to be held in near future. Sixth, voting right ought to be given to active volunteers also. Seventh, amendments made in the constitution of the party on 2014 should be repealed,”
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