Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Punjab unit seems to have slipped into a major crisis — a day after its national convener Arvind Kejriwal offered a written apology to former Punjab minister Bikramjit Singh Manjithia for accusing him of being involved in drug trade. There was a commotion in the party since morning with a number of members not only expressing strong displeasure over Kejriwal’s unexpected move but also vehemently contradicting his stance.
Friday began with Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur, Bhagwant Mann, resigning from the post of AAP Punjab president. Hours later, the co-president of the party’s state unit, Aman Arora, too, stepped down.
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“I’m resigning as a president of AAP Punjab …but my fight against drug mafia and all kind of corruption in Punjab will continue as an “Aam Aadmi “ of Punjab,” Mann, who was attending Parliament session in New Delhi, tweeted Friday morning.
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I m resigning as a president of AAP Punjab ...but my fight against drug mafia and all kind of corruption in Punjab will continue as an “Aam Aadmi “ of Punjab
10:44 AM - Mar 16, 2018
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Due to painful turn of events since yesterday, plz accept my resignation from the post of Co-President.Rgds 
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3:28 PM - Mar 16, 2018
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AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, meanwhile, reiterated that Majithia was a “smuggler” and “deserves to be in jail.”
“He (Majithia) has destroyed the youth of Punjab by forcing them into drugs and there are reports of him getting money from people involved in drug trade,” he added while adding that he will continue the fight the case against the Akali Dal leader till “justice is done”.
Leader of the Opposition, Sukhpal Singh Khaira, said Kejriwal’s move has saddened all party members in the state. “All of us in Punjab are saddened to learn how Kejriwal ji has went to apologise to Majithia when state government’s STF has submitted in High Court that there is strong clinching evidence against him (Majithia). AAP MLAs with gather and take stock of the situation,” the AAP leader told news agency ANI.