Ashish Khetan resigns from AAP, say party sources

Delhi | Wednesday | 22nd August, 2018

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According to sources in the party, Mr.

Khetan had sent his resignation to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on August 15. AAP leader Ashish Khetan address the media on water and electricity issue and survey on MCD election in New Delhi | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Vermamore-inAam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan has quit the party, AAP sources said on Wednesday, a week after another leader, Ashutosh, announced his resignation. AAP sources claimed Mr.

Khetan wanted to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the New Delhi parliamentary seat that he had lost to BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi in 2014. Mr.

Khetan had resigned as DDC vice chairman citing “frustration” due to the tussle between the Centre and the AAP-led government. Mr.

Khetan, who did not deny the resignation, said he was not involved in “active politics at the moment” and was not interested in rumours..