AAP facing biggest crisis
All eyes on SC on April 15 about Kejriwal's bail plea
AAP's MPs, MLAs a worried lot, No clarity on new leader
All eyes are set on the Supreme Court which is set to hear Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on April 15.
In the event of any relief being denied to Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party may suffer a body blow to its existence in the midst of Lok Sabha polls. The AAP Lok Sabha candidates in Delhi, Gujarat & Haryana are unable to start campaigning effectively. The party is unable to pick its nominees in Punjab either. If reports are to be believed, as many as 25 AAP MLAs of the 62, are in touch with the BJP and many of its Rajya Sabha Mps are facing the heat. The AAP's leading Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has been camping in London for his eye treatment for more than a month and there are no early signs of his return. Except for Sanjay Singh and Sandeep Pathak, most of the Mps are looking the other way.
With the ED providing evidence of how ill-gotten money earned through liquor-gate given to AAP candidates in Goa and other leaders to the Delhi High court which rejected Kejriwal's bail plea, the party is facing a crisis of its existence. The ED has conducted at least 20 raids in Delhi and Goa and grilled party treasure N D Gupta and MLA Durgesh Pathak. It is also baffling that AAP's second most senior leader and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann is maintaining a low profile and confining himself to his state. No one has a clue whether Kejriwal's wife, Sunita Kejriwal will take the reins of the party or the government or both or someone else will don the mantle. It is highly unlikely that Kejriwal will stay as Chief Minister even after bail is denied to him by the SC.
