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AAP says Bhushan, Yadav have quit; they deny
New Delhi, March 26
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) said on Thursday evening that senior leaders Prashant
Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav had quit its national executive but the two
immediately denied this.
Making the announcement, party spokesman
Ashish Khetan said both appeared to be dead set against the leadership
of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP's best known face.
"They
say one thing in private and another in public," he told the media,
adding he had been involved in days of close-door discussions with both
men.
Bhushan, a founder member of the AAP and a Supreme Court
advocate, and Yadav, a political pundit, quickly denied this. Yadav
asked Kejriwal loyalists to produce his resignation letter.
"What is being passed off as 'resignation letter' is a note for internal negotiations," Yadav said in a tweet.
He said it was "ridiculous" to say he and Bhushan demanded Kejriwal's removal as the national convenor.
"This wasn't mentioned in our note, never came up for discussion. Can they give any proof?" he asked.
Yadav
added: "I hear funny news about the PAC (Political Affairs Committee)
accepting our resignation. Will my colleagues please produce a copy of
the resignation letter?"
The AAP has been embroiled in an
internal tussle after taking power in Delhi last month, with the
pro-Kejriwal camp accusing Bhushan and Yadav of trying to oust the chief
minister. Both have denied the charge.