Kailash Gehlot Resigned From AAP: Another colleague of Arvind Kejriwal resigned from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Transport Minister Kailash Gehlot resigned today and made serious allegations against his ex-boss and the party. Similarly, AAP also retaliated and made serious allegations against the leader who was in your party till a few hours ago. Showed involvement from BJP to ED. The most important thing is that Arvind Kejriwal also did not say anything about his leader’s departure and allegations. When asked questions, he handed over the mike to his other leader. However, this did not happen for the first time. Almost the same thing has happened whenever any leader of Aam Aadmi Party has left the party. Allegation after allegation, BJP’s hand and Arvind Kejriwal silent.
first blow
This year, on April 10, 2024, Rajkumar Anand, a minister in the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi and senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, resigned from the ministerial post and party membership. Rajkumar Anand was handling the Social Welfare Ministry in the Arvind Kejriwal government. Rajkumar Anand said that there is no respect for Dalit MLAs or councilors in Aam Aadmi Party. Dalits are not given places in key positions. I am a person who follows the principles of Baba Saheb Ambedkar. If you cannot work for the Dalits then there is no point in being in the party. In response, AAP said that Rajkumar Anand is under pressure from BJP and ED. Arvind Kejriwal did not give any statement that day.
second blow
On May 13, 2024, Swati Maliwal went to meet Arvind Kejriwal at his residence around 9 am. Swati alleges that Vibhav slapped her 7-8 with full force, due to which her head hit the center table. When he fell down, he kicked him, due to which the buttons of his shirt came open. After the statement of Swati Maliwal, a case was registered on 16 May. On May 18, Vibhav was arrested from Kejriwal’s house. In this matter too, when Kejriwal was asked a question during the press conference, he turned the mic towards Sanjay Singh.
third blow
On 6 September 2024, former Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Rajendra Pal Gautam joined Congress on Friday. On joining Congress, Rajendra Pal Gautam said that the Constitution is in danger and BJP has to be removed. He said that there will be no problem if Congress fights together with Aam Aadmi Party. SC/ST/OBC people have been ignored in Aam Aadmi Party. That’s why I have joined Congress. In this matter, AAP could not blame BJP, but definitely blamed its leader.
What did Kejriwal say today?
Today Arvind Kejriwal called a press conference to welcome former BJP MLA Anil Jha into AAP. Kejriwal was asked about Gehlot’s sudden exit. The former Chief Minister immediately turned the microphone towards senior party leader Durgesh Pathak sitting next to him. When the reporter pressed him for his response, Kejriwal smiled and said, “You want answers, right?”
What did AAP say?
Pathak said that Kailash Gehlot was being interrogated and raided by ED and Income Tax for several months. He said, “So they had no option, but it has become clear that BJP has lost the Delhi elections. They have no issue, they are fighting on the basis of ED, CBI and Income Tax and we are fighting against them.” Fighting on issues.” Earlier, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said Mr Gehlot’s resignation was part of the BJP’s “dirty politics”. He said in a video, “Kailash Gehlot is being pressurized through ED-CBI raids and he is speaking as per BJP’s script. Modi washing machine has been activated before Delhi elections. Now through this, many leaders have been Will be taken into BJP.”
Gehlot’s resignation story
Sources say that the seeds of discord between Gehlot and the AAP leadership were sown over the hoisting of the national flag during the Delhi government’s Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The then Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal was in jail at that time. Kejriwal had directed that the then Education Minister of Delhi Atishi should hoist the flag. However, Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Delhi VK Saxena intervened, considering the directive invalid and instead nominated Kailash Gehlot for the job. AAP accused the Lieutenant Governor of undermining his authority and termed the move as “petty politics”. Atishi criticized Saxena’s decision, calling it an act of “dictatorship” and questioned the BJP’s commitment to democracy. Then Gehlot hoisted the flag following the instructions of the Lieutenant Governor and from here his relations with Kejriwal and AAP became tense. After this, in December last year, the law department was snatched from Gehlot and handed over to Atishi. Then she became the Chief Minister and Gehlot became weaker and weaker.
What did Gehlot say
In his resignation letter, Gehlot described the controversies related to AAP as “shameful and strange”. He said, “I would first like to sincerely thank you for giving me the honor of serving and representing the people of Delhi as an MLA and a minister. However, at the same time, I would also like to share with you that Today the Aam Aadmi Party is facing serious challenges. Our commitment towards the people has gone unfulfilled. Take for example Yamuna, which we made a clean river. It was promised to change, but now Yamuna river is probably even more polluted than that and now there are many shameful and strange controversies, which are now putting everyone in doubt. Still believe in being a common man?
Where is Kailash Gehlot from?
Kailash Gehlot, a long-time AAP leader, till now held the departments of Administrative Reforms, Transport, Home, Women and Child Development and Information Technology in the Delhi government. He won his first election to the Delhi Assembly from Najafgarh constituency in February 2015. Born in 1974, Gehlot hails from Mitraun village in Najafgarh, where his family has been living for more than nine generations. Gehlot is also an advocate in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court with a legal practice of over 16 years. He was elected as Member Executive in the Bar Association of Delhi High Court from 2005 to 2007.
