AAP restructuring soon, but will Arvind Kejriwal speak up now? - Economic Times

NEW DELHI: One can expect big changes in Aam Aadmi Party after Saturday's upheaval. To begin with, new members have to be found for both the parliamentary affairs committee and national executive to fill the posts vacated by Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan. Sources indicated that some restructuring is expected in the near future.

A political future is not ruled out for Yadav and Bhushan. A psephologist and academician and a Supreme Court lawyer, respectively, both had been largely inactive in the party since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Sources said they may form a new political outfit now.

"It is true that we can move the court or Election Commission or call another meeting of the national council. All options are open,'' said Bhushan. Prof Anand Kumar added that members would take a decision after discussions with volunteers and supporters. "There are several people who may not openly support Yadav and Bhushan but who are pained by what happened. We have to see how they register their dissent against the leadership," a member said.

"After taking me out of NE without any debate and the real thoughts of Kejriwal about me, Jha, Bhushan and Yadav, getting exposed, what are the options before us," asked Prof Kumar. "We either organise a national consultation or continue to work for a corruption-free India as AAP volunteers with a low profile or join others to work on the issue of land beyond the AAP framework."

For AAP, it's also time to chart out its ideological course. Critics argue that the party has nothing concrete to bind its members together, other than the desire to fight corruption, a task subjective at best.

It is also time for party convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to speak up. The only time the country has heard him after he was sworn in was through a sting released on Friday, in which he is heard abusing Yadav, Bhushan, Kumar and Ajit Jha. The second time he spoke was at the party's national council meeting on Saturday. Some within the party feel it's high time that he stepped forward and defended his actions.

The party's focus will now be on Delhi and Punjab. For the latter, sources said a senior member from the central organization would be appointed to prepare for elections.

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