AAP splinter group to put up candidates in Delhi polls

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party Volunteers Action Manch-a breakaway faction of AAP which has been challenging the party on various issues-has said that it would field independent candidates in the Delhi polls.

The group has also prepared a questionnaire for AAP candidates under "hold a mirror to them" campaign. The announcement was made at Jantar Mantar, a site often associated with the anti-corruption movement from which AAP was born.

"It is tragic that the man (Arvind Kejriwal) who announced at Jantar Mantar that the common man would contest elections and win has forgotten this. It is clear from the alarming number of career-politicians from all sorts of parties who have been inducted and given tickets. No AAP office-bearer now seems to remember that the fight against corruption was essentially a fight against such people only," said an AVAM spokesperson.

AVAM said questions would be posed to all AAP candidates and would reflect the "party's broken promises, overruled principles etc."

"Our candidates have been selected through a fully transparent and swaraj-based process. Candidates for seats like Mehrauli, Timarpur and Sangam Vihar have been decided. Volunteers will meet shortly to finalize the candidate from the New Delhi constituency to contest against Kejriwal," the spokesperson added.