AAP Suspends MLA Kunwar Vijay for 5 Years Over 'Anti-Party' Activities

Cop-turned-politician had questioned the arrest of SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a DA case

- Navneet Sharma

CHANDIGARH: Days after he questioned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia's arrest in a disproportionate assets case, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday suspended its Amritsar North MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh from the party for a period of five years for allegedly indulging in 'anti-party activities.'

The political affairs committee of the AAP took disciplinary action against the cop-turned-politician and the first-time legislator from the party, for publicly opposing Majithia's arrest by the vigilance bureau during a raid at the Akali leader's residence in Amritsar, leaving the party leadership red-faced.

The MLA's suspension is a clear signal from the AAP leadership that it will not tolerate any indiscipline concerning the party's ongoing statewide campaign against the drug menace in the state.

Announcing the action against the legislator, AAP sources said that disciplinary action had been taken due to Kunwar Vijay's 'activities' against the party. "There is no place in the party for anyone who tries to question the party's ideology or disrupt the action being taken against drugs," they said.