BBC Online :
Delegates from India’s anti-corruption party AAP have met to discuss leader Arvind Kejriwal’s offer to quit, weeks after winning Delhi’s state election.
Kejriwal said last week he could not combine his role as party convenor with his new job as Delhi’s chief minister.
However, the party has suffered from infighting and feuds, and reports say Kejriwal loyalists plan to use the meeting to oust his rivals.
The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) won 67 of 70 seats in the Delhi assembly last month.
Kejriwal, a former tax inspector who reinvented himself as a corruption buster, was instrumental in the party’s victory.
He promised to bring in good governance, end corruption and make Delhi safe for women.
But since the victory, the party has suffered from infighting, reportedly between Kejriwal supporters and more left-leaning factions.
After a series of leaks and media reports about the feuding, Kejriwal tweeted: “I am deeply hurt and pained by what is going on in the party. This is betrayal of trust that Delhi posed in us.”
He added: “I refuse to be drawn in this ugly battle. Will concentrate only on Delhi’s governance.”
He offered to resign his post as party convenor last week.
Although the party initially already rejected it, the issue will be discussed again on Wednesday.
The party is also widely expected to oust from its main decision-making committee two leftist leaders – Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
Delegates from India’s anti-corruption party AAP have met to discuss leader Arvind Kejriwal’s offer to quit, weeks after winning Delhi’s state election.
Kejriwal said last week he could not combine his role as party convenor with his new job as Delhi’s chief minister.
However, the party has suffered from infighting and feuds, and reports say Kejriwal loyalists plan to use the meeting to oust his rivals.
The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) won 67 of 70 seats in the Delhi assembly last month.
Kejriwal, a former tax inspector who reinvented himself as a corruption buster, was instrumental in the party’s victory.
He promised to bring in good governance, end corruption and make Delhi safe for women.
But since the victory, the party has suffered from infighting, reportedly between Kejriwal supporters and more left-leaning factions.
After a series of leaks and media reports about the feuding, Kejriwal tweeted: “I am deeply hurt and pained by what is going on in the party. This is betrayal of trust that Delhi posed in us.”
He added: “I refuse to be drawn in this ugly battle. Will concentrate only on Delhi’s governance.”
He offered to resign his post as party convenor last week.
Although the party initially already rejected it, the issue will be discussed again on Wednesday.
The party is also widely expected to oust from its main decision-making committee two leftist leaders – Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.
