203. Yadav Offers to Resign From Key Post

Election News | Press Trust of India | Updated: June 01, 2014 08:01 IST

AAP leader Yogendra Yadav has offered to tender his resignation from the party's Political Affairs Committee. (File photo)

NEW DELHI:  AAP received a jolt today after senior party leader Yogendra Yadav offered to tender his resignation from the party's Political Affairs Committee while Haryana convener Naveen Jaihind also offered to resign from the National Executive.

Both have, however, clarified that they have not resigned from the party.

"Rumours about my quitting AAP are baseless. I am very much with the party and committed to working for it harder than ever (sic)," Mr Yadav tweeted. However, when asked why he offered to quit as the PAC member, he declined to comment.

Party spokesperson and Delhi unit secretary Dilip Pandey also clarified that the duo had offered to resign only from their posts - Mr Yadav from the PAC and Mr Jaihind from the National Executive.
    
Pankaj Gupta, the party's national secretary, said that the issue will be on the agenda of the National Executive whenever it meets. "@AapYogendra and @naveenjaihind are still with AamAadmiParty... and resignation given from PAC & NE resp. to be discussed in NE meeting," Mr Pandey tweeted.

Meanwhile, senior party leader and PAC member Sanjay Singh told reporters that Mr Yadav's resignation will not be accepted. 

Yogendra Yadav, who unsuccessfully contested from Gurgaon Parliamentary seat, is a senior leader and member of the supreme decision making body, the PAC. He is also the party's Haryana in-charge.

Mr Jaihind, who has been associated with the party even before it was formed, is Haryana convenor and was handpicked by party chief Arvind Kejriwal to contest against Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's son Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak.

Mr Jahind said that he was served a showcause notice on May 28 after Mr Yadav allegedly lodged a complaint against him. "We had a meeting with the volunteers who were of the opinion that party decisions should be taken after consultations within members.

"Yogendra Yadav lodged a complaint against me and PAC served me a notice, in Arvind Kejriwal's absence, for instigating the volunteers. Today Yadav demanded that action should be taken against me in 48 hours," Mr Jaihind said, adding that he received a mail from the party on May 28. 

He has also responded to the show-cause notice and termed the allegations as "baseless". "The PAC and NE should jointly take responsibility of the party's defeat in the Lok Sabha and some leaders should quit," Mr Jahind said in the reply to the notice on his Facebook page.