'Traitor' Kumar Vishwas: Rift within AAP out in the open

Vishwas is now busy in strengthening AAP's base in Rajasthan and is expected to hold a meeting with party observers for Rajasthan on June 19 and visit the desert state on June 25.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal might be putting a face of unity within the party, however, an internal rift has surfaed once again after photos of Dr Kumar Vishwas emerged outside AAP's Delhi office.

"Many of the party leaders stayed in a dormitory arranged by the party or at party workers' houses, but it was only Kumar Vishwas who stayed at a five star hotel", the party leader told IANS.

It is a point that AAP's co-founder had made in an interview to NDTV too where he had spoken of attempts to tarnish his image or undermine him by five-six people.

"Vishwas is not a poet, but a traitor". "Bhaiya, (elder brother) you criticise the Congress leaders but say you will not speak against Vasundhara in Rajasthan".

Pandey was referring to Vishwas' statement on June 10 that he won't attack Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje personally during the campaign for the upcoming assembly elections. He attacks while in hiding and backstabs. Mr Vishwas, who is among the party's crowd pullers, was given charge of leading the campaign in Rajasthan after he appeared headed to quit the party last month.

Pandey had recently accused Vishwas of being silent about the BJP's lapses.

Asked about the posters, Vishwas said "when God and party workers are giving answers", there is no need for him to respond.

Earlier, AAP's Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan had targeted Mr Vishwas by levelling serious allegations against him by calling "BJP's agent" following which the party's Political Affairs Committee (PAC) had suspended him.

Summary: Posters outside AAP office. "Remove such a traitor", read one poster. We are for the causes, based on which the party was born at Ramlila Maidan.