Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of running a “malicious campaign” against him and spreading rumours of his exit from the AAP.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Mr. Goel denied the alleged rumours of him joining the BJP. His statement comes on a day the AAP addressed its internal troubles by suspending MLA Amanatullah Khan and appointing Kumar Vishwas as in-charge of the Rajasthan unit.
‘Will not exit AAP’
Mr. Goel said that he had received messages and calls asking whether he would join the BJP, a party he had been a member of till January 2014, which is when he joined the AAP. He added that he decided to clear the air when the rumours persisted even after the poll results were announced last week.
“Some people in the BJP were spreading the rumour that I would join the party. I have not spoken to any BJP leader about this, nor will I do so. I will be a member of the AAP till my last breath,” he said.
