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Kejriwal’s apology to SAD leader shows his ‘mental weakness’, says senior AAP leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira

Punjab Aam Admi Party and Lok Insaf Party legislators jointly held a press conference after Arvind Kejriwal tendered an apology to Bikram Singh Majithia.   | Photo Credit: Akilesh Kumar

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"...Party volunteers across the State are feeling disappointed," he says.

Aam Aadmi Party's senior leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira on Friday said that by apologising to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs trade case, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has shown his mental weakness and surrendered. This is not acceptable to the party MLAs in Punjab, Mr. Khaira told journalists in Chandigarh.

 

"We feel Mr. Kejriwal should not have apologised. Party volunteers across the State are feeling disappointed," he said.

"Nothing matters for us more than Punjab. And in our today's meeting, we will take a decision, keeping in view the sentiments of volunteers and people of Punjab," he said.

The party would take take a call on whether to accept the resignation of AAP State president Bhagwant Mann or not.

Earlier on Friday, Mr. Mann said on Twitter that he was resigning from his post and that he would fight against the drug mafia and all kind of corruption in Punjab as an “Aam Aadmi.”

Following Mr. Mann’s resignation,, co-president Aman too submitted his resignation.

“Due to painful turn of events yesterday, please accept my resignation from the post of Co-President,” he said in a tweet to Manish Sisodia, who is in charge of party affairs in Punjab.

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