"Nationalist persons in the AAP have been either sidelined or expelled, while persons who have openly supported or have links with Naxals, Maoists and separatists have become part of the party," Ashwini Upadhyay, a former member of AAP National Executive, said here.
Upadhyay, who was expelled from the party for alleged any-party activities in March, also raised question about the party's funding.
"The party has been funded by forces who were behind the division of Russia. The forces may be CIA (US intelligence agency) or the Ford Foundation," he alleged.
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