Yogendra Yadav, Jaihind offer to quit AAP posts

The development comes a week after senior AAP leader Shazia Ilmi walked out of the party.

Confirming that the two leaders had submitted their resignations, an AAP leader said, “They have given their resignations from the PAC and the National Executive, not from the party. But their resignations have not been accepted. Their resignations will be discussed in a meeting of the National Executive. The two leaders had some differences over the party’s functioning in Haryana. Today’s development seem to be an outcome of that.”

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said, “Yadav’s resignation has not been accepted by the party. We will talk to both of them. They are still a part of the party.”

But Yadav could not be reached despite repeated attempts. He stated his stand on social media, “Rumours about my quitting AAP are baseless. I am very much with the party and committed to working for it harder than ever.”

Jaihind said, “He (Yadav) gave his resignation from the PAC at a party meeting in front of me. I offered to resign because I did not want Yogendraji to resign because he had problems with me. He should not have submitted his resignation.”

Jaihind, however, maintained that he was not leaving the party. “I have always worked as a volunteer and will continue to do so,” he said.

The resignations, AAP leaders said, seems to have been sparked by a showcause notice sent to Jaihind after Yadav filed a complaint against him.

Speaking to Newsline, Jaihind said that he had received a showcause notice from the party on May 28 . “A couple of days ago, I had received a call from the party saying that he (Yadav) had objected to my meeting party volunteers across Haryana, including a few in Gurgaon.

Following this, I received a showcause notice from the party on May 28… ,” Jaihind said.

In his reply, Jaihind, on Friday, said the meetings saw demands for expanding the PAC, regular discussions on the AAP’s functioning, concerns being raised on some hardworking volunteers being sidelined and the manner in which party tickets were distributed.