AAP removes Kumar Vishwas, Bajpai new Rajasthan in-charge
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday removed Kumar Vishwas as Rajasthan in-charge and replaced him with Deepak Bajpai. Assembly elections in Rajasthan are scheduled to be held at the end of the year.
Party leaders said Vishwas had been inactive for quite some time and his removal was expected, and Bajpai had been regularly visiting the state for the past two months.
HT, in its issue dated January 10, had mentioned about AAP’s plans to replace Vishwas because he was not taking interest in the affairs of the state unit.
“The decision to replace Kumar Vishwas with Deepak Bajpai was taken in the PAC (political affairs committee) meeting held (in New Delhi) two days ago. Vishwas was inactive for quite some time. He was not talking about Rajasthan nor visiting the state. Bajpai had been visiting the state regularly for nearly two months and has been doing assessment and meeting with party office-bearers,” Rajasthan AAP coordinator Devender Shastri said.
“The PAC also took a decision to fight the Rajasthan polls with full strength in all the 200 constituencies,” he said.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday, AAP leader Ashutosh said Bajpai will remain in Rajasthan to strengthen the party’s organisation, strategize for the imminent Assembly elections, and create a list of candidates. Ashutosh said that AAP will fight the elections with “full strength.”
Senior members of AAP Rajasthan were unhappy with Vishwas for not devoting time and resources even after knowing that Rajasthan goes to the polls in December.
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