Mangalore: AAP loses its roots in DK, Founder members resign

Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 20 Jul 2014: Disappointed by the autocratic decision of the state and national leaders of Aam Admi Party (AAP), 17 founder members of the Dakshina Kannada district AAP resigned for their primary membership here on Saturday July 19.

 
The ones to resign included founder convener Robert Rosario, founder convener, co-convener S Nandagopal, present convener Dharmendra, founder secretary Ajay Kumar and 13 others.

 
The founder co-convener S Nandagopal announced the resignation during the media conference held at Hotel Janata Deluxe hall here on Saturday July 19.

 
Nandagopal said, ‘We don’t know who our leaders are, therefore we have addressed the resignation letter as ‘To whomsoever it may concerned.’

 

Nandagopal further said, ‘The founding members of the party are hurt with the undemocratic manner by which the party’s candidate for the recently held Lok Sabha elections was selected. We joined the party after being inspired by the anti-corruption movement, transparency and its stand on Swaraj. But the candidate was chosen in a most discreet way without consulting the office bearers of the party.’

 
‘We had complained to the national and state leaders of the party and except for the docket number generated in the grievances website, we received no reply from any of the leaders,’ said Nandagopal.

 
‘After all the drama of the elections was over, we had written a letter to Kejrival on May 17, in which we explained the autocratic ways that the party high command has taken and the reasons why 17 of us resigning from the post as we have no existence in the party,’ said Nandagopal.

‘As the citizens of Mangalore city, we demand the party leaders to publicize the accounts of AAP Lok Sabha candidate of Dakshina Kannada. Even though we are not in the party, we demand this from a party that is making pompous announcements regarding the transparency,’ added Nandagopal.

 
The leaders Robert Rosario, Dharmendra, Ajay Kumar, Krishnamurthy and Ismail were present at the occasion.