In a message to the Aam Aadmi Party leadership loaded with sarcasm, a disgruntled Kumar Vishwas today lashed out at his party for not nominating him to the Rajya Sabha.

Shortly after the AAP announced three names for the January 16 election, Vishwas addressed reporters and questioned the decision. "I have been punished for speaking the truth," he said.

"Whatever be the name of those Guptas nominated, congratulations to Kejriwal and them for the loyal work to AAP! They will now sit where Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indira Gandhi and other stalwarts once sat," the poet-turned-politician said.

"(Arvind) Kejriwal ne mujhe muskurate hue kaha tha, maarunga par shaheed nahi hone dunga. Mera nivedan hai ki shav ke saath chhedchhad na karein, ye yudh ka niyam hota hai (A smiling Kejriwal had said that he will kill me, but will not let be a martyr. My request now is to let the dead body be, it's a rule of war)," he said in Hindi.

"I congratulate Arvind today that I accept my martyrdom," he said. "Main jaanta hu aap (Kejriwal) ki icchha ke bina hamaare dal mein kuch hota nahi. Aapse asehmat reh ke wahan jeevit rehna mushkil hai (I know that nothing happens in the party without Kejrwal's wishes. It's difficult to survive in the party if one disagrees with you)," he said.

The AAP today named its three Rajya Sabha candidates from Delhi including party leader Sanjay Singh, businessman Sushil Gupta and chartered accountant ND Gupta.

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