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AAP leader from Rajasthan Rakesh Parikh took to Twitter to refute rumours that he was trying to divide the party by asking volunteers to support one faction.
Even as there seems to be a thaw in the AAP’s top leadership after Arvind Kejriwal’s return to the city, accusations about one faction of the party trying to influence others ahead of the National Council meeting on March 28 continued on Friday.
After raising objections to the manner in which the National Executive meeting was conducted, AAP leader from Rajasthan Rakesh Parikh took to Twitter to refute rumours that he was trying to divide the party by asking volunteers to support one faction.
In two letters posted on his Twitter account, Parikh maintained that the letters were sent to all members of the NE and NC, including Kejriwal.
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The first letter, written last year and addressed to former convenor of the Maharashtra unit, Anjali Damania, reads” “Let’s be convinced that the AAP was not formed by Kejriwal. It was a collective effort of thousands of volunteers…”
It further points out that the NC is the “highest policy-making body as per the constitution”.
Hinting at a possibility of the NC amending decisions made by the NE, Parikh’s letter stated, “If the NC meets, it may evaluate all decisions taken by the NE and may even decide to recall a few members of the NE. If united, the NC can surely ensure decentralisation.”
“A group of around 22 people have signed a letter asking for an NC meeting to be called in a month’s time… Every member should get time to represent himself. If you agree with this idea, you would be the best person to lead this,” Parikh’s letter states.
In a Tweet on Friday, Damania expressed her discomfort on receiving Parikh’s letter”. “Dr Parikh, I did not like when you asked me lead it against Kejriwal,” she tweeted.
Reacting to Damania’s Tweets, Parikh put out another e-mail that he had sent to NE and NC members including Kejriwal which spoke about a need to change the manner in which NC meetings were being conducted.
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