Kumar Vishwas Planted by RSS and BJP, Says Amanatullah Khan as He Resigns

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan resigned from the party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC) on Monday evening.

This came after at least 37 MLAs of the party wrote to Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal against Khan for accusing party leader Kumar Vishwas of working at the behest of the BJP.

After the PAC meeting, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia addressed the media and said, “Kejriwal is upset that MLAs are making statements in media. Those who have a problem should come to me and Kejriwal, not speak in media.”

"Such statements to the media only discourages party workers," he added.

Earlier, Senior AAP leaders demanded Okhla MLA Khan's expulsion from the party over his 'anti-party' remarks.

Delhi Ministers Kapil Mishra, Imran Hussain, Dwarka MLA Adarsh Shastri are among the signatories to the letter, demanding Khan's expulsion, a party source said.

Ahead of PAC meet, Kejriwal had met Sisodia at the latter's residence.

Khan had alleged that Vishwas was meeting party ministers and lawmakers at his home in a takeover bid on Sunday. If the takeover failed, he was going to join the BJP with a number of AAP legislators, Khan alleged.Also Read: With AAP's Own MLA attacking Kumar Vishwas, Kejriwal Says 'No One can Separate Us'

The allegations got a strong response from Kejriwal who tweeted Vishwas was like a "brother" to him and the people trying to drive a wedge between them were "enemies of the party".

"The Aam Aadmi Party has become corrupt. Kumar Vishwas is not an important issue for BJP," Vijender Gupta said while taking a dig at the AAP.