Atishi Marlena. Photo: ANI Atishi Marlena. Photo: ANI

The implosion within the Aam Aadmi Party is far from over. In another addition to the ongoing churn within the party that rules Delhi, senior spokesperson Atishi Marlena on Tuesday shot out a scathing letter to rebels Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav for remaining adamant on their demands and tarnishing the image of the party.

"Admiral Ramdass (and other senior leaders) were involved in a dialogue to resolve the crisis, which would have paved the way forward for the very changes Prashantji and others talked about in the party," the letter says.

"But I was appalled Prashantji, because you refused to accept these terms since Shanti Bhushanji said no. The same Prashant Bhushan, who can take on the strongest forces in this country, didn't agree to something in the larger interest of the party because his father said no," it says.

Marlena said the allegations of the two leaders about not being given a chance to express themselves is not true. "When Sanjay Singh's consensus-building broke down because of Prashantji's action, all of you repeatedly said in public that talks broke down on matter of principles, that the other side was not serious about the negotiation. It was just one side of the picture and not the complete truth," she says.

"Today, the AAP's image as a force for good lies in tatters barely a month after its spectacular triumph against impossible odds," the letter says, adding, "Today, I believe the AAP is still that force and now Prashantji may not be a part of this force but standing against it."

"I don't think that our paths can be common anymore," Marlena writes, probably an indication of their impending removal from the party they founded with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Meanwhile, Bhushan and Yadav are holding meetings in Chandigarh on Tuesday and Lucknow on Thursday to muster support among the volunteers of the party ahead of a crucial convention of rebel AAP leaders next week. Incidentally, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh have witnessed many state leaders being suspended by the AAP brass in an attempt to crack the whip on the dissidents within the party.

The Yadav-Bhushan camp is using social media such as Facebook - where it has already garnered more than 5000 likes - and Twitter to publicise the dialogue scheduled on Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14.