Opposition to Jaihind not to be brooked, says Sisodia

Vishal Joshi

Tribune News Service

Kurukshetra, August 12

Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today exhorted the Aam Aadmi Party volunteers to exercise discipline and transparency in public life.

Addressing a three-day convention of party workers here Sisodia cautioned new entrants to the Haryana unit against showing dissent towards Naveen Jaihind.

He said, “Naveen Jaihind has been appointed president of the AAP in Haryana and the party will not tolerate any voice against him. If an activist or an office bearer has any complaint against him, he must approach Arvind Kejriwal to resolve the issue. Indiscipline will not be tolerated.”

Sisodia, the national executive member of the AAP, said issues pertaining to party leadership in Haryana would be decided by Arvind Kejriwal. He said those who join the party with an eye to get a ticket should reconsider their decision.

He lamented that saffron organisations raised their voice in favour of cow vigilante groups. “In the name of ‘gau raksha’ these people are spreading terror in the marginalised sections of the society. It is unfortunate that the vigilante groups are being protected by the BJP government,’’ he said.

This is party’s first major programme to strengthen itself after most of the office bearers of the state unit resigned last year against the alleged one-upmanship of the AAP’s national convener and the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Suggested box- Sisodia told reporters the party would soon clear its stand on the former BJP Rajya Sabha member Navjot Singh Sidhu from an ‘’appropriate platform”.

To another question on ongoing tussle with the Delhi Lieutenant Governor, Sisodia said the AAP government was committed to work in the interest of the general public.