He said the clip showing “Chhotepur accepting cash from a party worker” was reported first by a Punjabi radio in North America. Khaira held that Chhotepur appeared to have been a victim of circumstances as he could not convey the prevailing situation in Punjab to the central leadership.
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It is notable here that Delhi based AAP legislator Jarnail Singh and an AAP leader Jasbir Singh Bir were appointed in the committee by Arvind Kejriwal.
Punjab Congress Chief Amarinder Singh has already said, “Congress party’s doors are open for everyone whether Chotepur, Navjot Sidhu…”
Indian comedian and MP from Sangrur constituency in Punjab Bhagwant Mann wanted to quit AAP and start his own party after there were indications that Navjot Singh Sidhu would join the party, Sucha Singh Chhotepur, who was removed as Punjab convenor, said. Two – if the Boss is wrong, see rule number one.
He said “AAP Punjab” will prepare a separate election manifesto for the forthcoming elections and will be announced in the coming days.
At a meeting in Mohali, they demanded that Chhotepur be reinstated in the party as its Punjab convenor and Sanjay Singh, Durgesh Pathak and the zonal observers, who had come from Delhi, be called back.
The party has 13 zonal coordinators in Punjab.
“They said we were being given a discount and we only needed to donate Rs 50 lakh as I am member of the national council and both of us have worked hard for the party in Punjab”, he alleged. He was reportedly not allowed to meet Kejriwal over the list of candidates and a section of volunteers in AAP told Business Standard that this is a conspiracy to remove him from party’s convener ship. “We need to investigate these organisations, their source of funding, the people behind them as well as their agenda for sending funds to AAP”, he said in his letter. Randhawa was earlier a member of AAP’s Political Review Committee.
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Finally, I would say that there is hardly any word – Conspiracy, Jolt, Disorder, Controversy, Turmoil, Tug-of-War, – which has not been used by the media in reporting Chhotepur’s episode, which has dimmed its sheet, the party lovers are still hopeful that AAP will show positive results in 2017 Assembly Polls but it all still depends upon the two long-established rivals – SAD-BJP and Congress – take advantage of the situation by opening the third card of “flash game”.
