Amid reports that Yogendra Yadav could soon be laid off by the AAP, an email from the party's internal Lokpal or ombudsman raises concerns about the internal bickering, growing mistrust and existence of two camps, highlighting the deep rift within.
Admiral L Ramdass, in an email accessed by NDTV, told members of the AAP's national executive as well as the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) - the party's top decision-making panel - how a "breakdown in communications and mutual trust amongst the topmost leadership, led to growth of two camps within the party."
The email has emerged after sources said that a group of 17 AAP leaders have authorised party chief Arvind Kejriwal to rejig the PAC in which Mr Yadav is a member. Sharp differences between Mr Kejriwal and Mr Yadav have been noticeable for months despite AAP's efforts to bury them.
In his email, Admiral L Ramdass notes how Mr Bhushan, one of the founder members of the AAP, was "unhappy with the candidate selection procedures and decision-making processes," and threatened to "resign from the party and go public," if the issues were not addressed.
"Can the Chief Minister of a state and the National Convenor if he/she be the same person be in a position to discharge both the duties efficiently? Do we need co-convenors?"
"Find it difficult to defend AAP against accusations of being mainly a Boys Club especially when we were not able to have even one women in our team of Ministers!" he wrote in the email.
The party is yet to react to the email but Mr Yadav, while speaking to NDTV, dismissed all talk of a rift within the AAP.
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