The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) issued show-cause notices to the rebel leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav on Friday for alleged anti-party activities, taking final steps towards their expulsion. Mr. Yadav questioned the move, saying it was against the principle of natural justice.
AAP spokesperson Deepak Bajpai said separate notices had been issued to Mr. Yadav, Mr. Bhushan, Anand Kumar and Ajit Jha, giving a list of charges backed with “evidence”. “They have been asked to respond to it in two days. We have mailed them as well as given a copy by hand,” Mr. Bajpai said.
The rebel leaders, however, said they were yet to receive any notice. The party had earlier referred their cases to the National Disciplinary Committee, after the leaders organised a “Swaraj Samvad” programme.
