Binny rebels again, AAP in no mood to bend

He says the party is deviating from its promises

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday reacted strongly to the remarks by its Laxmi Nagar member of legislative Assembly (MLA) Vinod Binny that the party had deviated from its founding principles.

"There is no place for people with personal ambition in the party. If someone wants to quit, he can do so," the party said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal raised questions as to why Binny had refused to say a word at a party meet on Tuesday.

Binny said, "There is a lot of difference in what we promised and what is happening on the ground. I am going to hold a press conference tomorrow (on Thursday). Nothing will be discussed behind closed doors."

According to sources, Binny wanted to contest the Lok Sabha seat from the East Delhi constituency. However, he refused to fill an application form and go by the standard procedure of the party. A candidate applying for a ticket has to get 100 signatures from the particular constituency.

"He said he doesn't have time. First he wanted to become a cabinet minister and now he is taking this route. It is against the party culture," said an AAP leader, who refused to come on record. The party is likely to take action against Binny and will give a notice asking him to explain why he chose to go to the media without informing the party.

Binny had revolted earlier, too, when he was not given berth in the cabinet. Later,  however, he said he wasn’t upset with the party.