Jupinderjit Singh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 7

A meeting of the AAP splinter group led by Yogendra Yadav here today became a platform for many young and old volunteers of the party to air their anger against different leaders as well as disappointment over the way the party was run or split.

Workers from various parts of the state spoke from the dais with some even questioning the motive of Yadav and others to part ways with Kejriwal. Lieut-Col Jagdish Singh Brar (retd) of Ludhiana said he was feeling cheated by the leaders. “We were at the forefront in fighting for the AAP. Now they are acting like the parties and politicians we fought against,” he said.

RTI activist from Naya Gaon Amit Kumar Saini said he and others did not work for Kejriwal or Yadav or anyone else. “It was for a movement called AAP against corruption and unequal development. These activists are now fighting over their share in the pie,” he added.

The split has saddened the youth who left lucrative jobs for the success of the movement. Bhag Inder Singh quit as a lecturer from Khalsa College, Jalandhar, Virender Kumar of Talwara left a good bank job, while Simarjit Singh of Jalandhar (an IITian) sacrificed a job that gave him a hefty salary.

All of them worked 16 hours day and night for AAP, visited homes, launched campaigns, only to be disillusioned and sidelined.