Alka Lamba Resigns From AAP Ahead of Delhi Assembly Polls, Says 'Was Disrespected' by Arvind Kejriwal's Party
Putting an end to the speculations of contesting upcoming Delhi Assembly elections as an independent candidate, Alka Lamba finally confirmed her departure from the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday. The AAP's Chandni Chowk MLA said she had been disrespected by the party on several occasion.
New Delhi, August 4: Putting an end to the speculations of contesting upcoming Delhi Assembly elections as an independent candidate, Alka Lamba finally confirmed her departure from the Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday. The AAP's Chandni Chowk MLA said she had been disrespected by the party on several occasion.
Confirming the departure for AAP, she said, "I thought I should talk to people & take a decision. It has been decided that I should break all ties with Aam Aadmi Party and resign from its primary membership. I'll tender my resignation from primary membership of AAP, soon in writing. I will continue to be an MLA." Alka Lamba Might Contest Assembly Polls as Independent Candidate
Earlier on August 1, Lamba had claimed that though spending enough years in AAP, she was not respected. She said, "I am not called to meetings. I am insulted repeatedly. I spent 20 years in the Congress and even there I struggled with family politics but in the AAP I do not get the basic respect."
However, AAP's Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj had called Lamba attention seeker. He had said, "Alka Lamba is a serial attention seeker. She has declared many times in the past about quitting the party but she is scared of losing her MLA seat. If she had to resign, she should send a resignation letter to party leadership, which she has not some. Declaring to media is just theatrics."
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