Mann dismisses possibility of AAP split

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab unit could split after the party's defeat in the Delhi elections.

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI:

"We have worked hard and built the party. They have the culture of switching sides, that is why they keep making such claims," Mann told reporters, his response to claims by Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders that the AAP unit in Punjab could split and that Mann could be replaced.

The claims, and Mann's rebuttal came against the backdrop of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal convening a meeting of Punjab ministers and legislators at Kapurthala House in the national Capital.

Punjab minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who was also at the meeting, echoed Mann.