Beleaguered Kejriwal gets support from Rai, Khaira

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ANI New Delhi [India]
Last Updated : Apr 29 2017 | 6:42 PM IST

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday got support from some of his party leaders.

Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai and Punjab's Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Sukhpal Singh Khaira came out in support of Kejriwal, who on Saturday morning tweeted about 'correcting the mistakes' after the party's debacle in Delhi's civic polls.

Rai told ANI that Kejriwal's is right when he admitted that there were some mistakes which need correction and introspection.

He said the AAP is looking into every aspect to ascertain the party's poor performance in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections.

"We are working towards bring positive changes in our party as our all leaders are worried about the situation of the party, and discussions are being held with party workers and volunteers," said Rai.

Sukhpal Singh Khaira, AAP MLA of Bholath, appreciated that Arvind Kejriwal had admitted that some mistakes were committed by the party.

Maintaining that the AAP is a different party, Khaira said that Kejriwal would take corrective measures.

He urged the Election Commission to clear confusion on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering "as Kejriwal has done lot of research on EVMs and then levelled allegations of tampering".

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First Published: Apr 29 2017 | 5:30 PM IST

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