AAP leader Ashutosh resigns from party, Kejriwal refuses to accept resignation

AAP leader Ashutosh today resigned from the party citing a "very very" personal reason even as the party asked him to reconsider the decision.

"Every journey has an end. My association with AAP which was beautiful/revolutionary has also an end. I have resigned from the party/requested PAC to accept the same.

"It is purely from a very very personal reason.Thanks to party/all of them who supported me throughout," he tweeted.


The journalist-turned-politician had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Chandni Chowk on an AAP ticket.

Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal refused to accept senior leader Ashutosh's resignation from the party.

Retweeting Ashutosh's tweet announcing he was quitting the AAP for personal reasons, Kejriwal said he cannot accept the resignation.

"How can we ever accept ur resignation? No, not in this lifetime," Kejriwal said.


Senior party functionary and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said, "We all will request Ashutosh to take his resignation back."

AAP's Delhi unit convenor Gopal Rai said, "It is sad. We will talk to him".