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How Rift Grew Between AAP and Kailash Gahlot


New Delhi:

Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot’s walkout from Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Celebration was the fruits of a rift that had its genesis within the division of portfolios held by Manish Sisodia after he was arrested within the Delhi liquor coverage case. Mr Sisodia, then Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, held the utmost variety of portfolios – 18 — that not solely included the flagship well being and schooling, but in addition legislation, income and energy, water, finance and residential. 

After his arrest in March final yr, most of those portfolios had been divided between Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi, who’s now the Chief Minister of Delhi. 

In December, the Legislation and Justice Division was taken away from Mr Gehlot and given to Atishi. Individuals near Mr Gahlot mentioned it turned clear then that the highest management of the get together doesn’t have a lot confidence in Mr Gahlot.

It was the start of Mr Gahlot’s standoff with the present Chief Minister that abruptly got here to public discover throughout the flag-hoisting ceremony of Independence Day. 

Mr Kejriwal, who was in jail on the time, had delegated the duty to Atishi – a alternative that made clear her prominence within the get together and sparked hypothesis that she could be the one to succeed him within the high put up.

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, nonetheless intervened, and handed the job to Mr Gahlot, who complied with none conciliatory phrases to Mr Kejriwal or Atishi. 

In his resignation letter, Mr Gahlot has attributed his determination to the “dwindling credibility” of AAP on the difficulty of cleansing of Yamuna and ‘Sheeshmahal’ – a pejorative time period utilized by the BJP for the chief minister’s renovated residence.

Senior AAP chief Sanjay Singh accused Mr Gehlot of studying the script of BJP. 

Mr Kejriwal has maintained silence on the resignation. At a press convention to welcome former BJP MLA Anil Jha to AAP, Mr Kejriwal was requested about Mr Gehlot’s sudden resignation. 

However the former Chief Minister refused to reply, passing the mic to senior get together chief Durgesh Pathak, who was sitting subsequent to him. 
Mr Pathak mentioned Kailash Gehlot was being questioned and raided by the ED and Revenue Tax Division for a number of months. Different get together leaders had not minced phrases, saying overtly that Mr Gahlot couldn’t face up to the strain and determined to drift. 

“Kailash Gehlot was being pressurised by way of ED-CBI raids and he’s talking in accordance with BJP’s script. Modi washer has began working earlier than the Delhi elections. Now many leaders shall be inducted into BJP by way of this,” Sanjay Singh had mentioned. 


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