File photo of Prashant Bhushan (left) and Arvind Kejriwal. File photo of Prashant Bhushan (left) and Arvind Kejriwal.

The rift in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has once again come out in the open.

After senior party member Admiral Ramdas's explosive letter, AAP co-founder and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan has shot off a letter to the National Executive of the party expressing his anguish over the growing divide and trust deficit in the party.



Launching a scathing attacked on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and party's top leadership, Prashant says AAP has also become one person-centric party.

The AAP co-founder alleges that Kejriwal overturns decision taken by the National Executive (NE) and the Parliamentary Affairs Committee (PAC).

Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 1) Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 1)

In a joint note, both Yogendra Yadav and Bhushan have demanded to form a ethics committee to probe funds of the party.

In a detailed note written a day before the AAP National Executive on February 26, Admiral Ramdas said it is important that the party "give out clear signals that all senior members of the party - primarily the PAC - are together and united".

Prashant's note has suggestions and questions for the party and also reveals that there are "two camps" and inner conflict in the AAP.

Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 2) Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 2)

Transparency and accountability

- AAP has put out the list of its donors but not expenses.

- Far from putting out the list of shortlisted candidates on a public website for inviting information from the public and our volunteers, AAP has not even shared the bio-datas or even the names of the candidates selected by the DECG with the PAC.

- Regular meetings of the National Executive or the PAC should be held as required by the Constitution.

- A committee should be set up to report on the systems of transparency and accountability.

- The NE needs to be expanded to have better gender and other balance, and to make it more broad based.

Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 3) Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 3)

Inner party democracy and Swaraj

- Clear party's stand on AAP candidates who distributed money and liquor to lure voters in Delhi Assembly elections.

- Put out all the details of MLA funds on a public website in real time.

- Arvind Kejriwal over turns decision taken by the National Executive.

Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 4) Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 4)

Policies of the Party

- AAP has not been able to formalise the reports submitted by the 30 member expert committee even after 2 years have been passed.

Funds of the Party

- AAP has failed to spend the party fund in a systematic manner.

- AAP has no empowered committee or decision making system of deciding how the funds are to be spent.

There are some volunteers who are paid by the party but a vast majority of them are not. Why?

Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 5) Prashant Bhushan's letter to AAP National Executive. (Part 5)

Unethical means and practices

- Why AAP failed to investigate who was behind the SMS sent by someone in the name of AAVAAM.

- AAP took no steps to know who published and put up the communal posters on behalf of the party.

- Criminal practices in AAP must not be allowed and mechanisms be instituted to ensure that they do not recur.

- One-man party system should be abolished.