No Chhotepur bashing, party tellsleaders

Amaninder Pal

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, August 30

Four days after Sucha Singh Chhotepur was removed as Aam Aadmi Party’s state convener, the party said today that he was still an AAP member, while telling party leaders not to target him till the completion of an internal inquiry into the bribery charges against him.

Party’s state affairs in-charge Sanjay Singh said, “This is an internal matter of the party. But our opponents are enjoying this crisis. We have decided that no leader will give any statement against him while the probe is in progress and a final decision is taken on the matter.”

Sources close to Chhotepur, who has the support of at least six zonal in-charges, said senior party leaders began negotiations with him today.

The zonal heads backing Chhotepur had yesterday served an ultimatum on the party leadership to reinstate the leader within three days or face revolt.