AAP rules out sacking Alka Lamba amid controversy

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday said it has no desire to remove its MLA Alka Lamba. AAP spokesman Saurabh Bhardwaj said this to IANS after Lamba claimed that AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had unfollowed her on Twitter.

She also expressed her displeasure to the AAP leadership, asking them to clear their stance on her position in the party. "The party has no intention to remove her. It is very easy for a party to suspend people. We even took back people after suspension when we found that they have changed," Bhardwaj said.

"You have to follow certain discipline and decorum in the party or for that matter in any organisation," he added. Regarding the "unfollowing" on Twitter, he said it was purely the Chief Minister's choice who he wants to follow. In December, Lamba had claimed that the party had sought her resignation. She also said she had been removed from the WhatsApp groups. The party denied this.

(With inputs from agencies.)