The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday suspended its Amritsar (North) MLA and former IPS officer Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh for 5 years on charges of anti -party activities. The Punjab unit of AAP said in an official statement that Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh has long activities against the party and now the party’s political affairs committee has decided to suspend him.
MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh recently criticized his own government for the arrest of Bikram Majithia, the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal. He had described the raid killed in the morning at Bikram Majithia’s house as immoral and also said that the government did not take any questioning or remand while in Majithia jail. At the same time, AAP spokesperson Neil Garg said that if anyone has any objection, then that party should be placed on the stage, not to criticize the government in public. Discipline in the party is paramount.
Questions were raised on Majithia’s arrest
MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, while questioning the government in a social media post, wrote that the government did not conduct any investigation when Majithia was in jail. He also said that the AAP government deliberately left Majithia without any concrete questioning.
MLA’s response
MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh did not react directly to this decision of the party, but while putting a post on Facebook, indicated that he is not in fear. Not only this, an attempt was made to contact MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, but he neither picked up the phone nor responded to the message. Explain that when the Vigilance Bureau raided the house of Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Majithia and arrested him in the case of disproportionate assets,
‘This is not worth tolerating’
AAP spokesperson Neil Garg said that no one can work without political discipline. Recently, the Punjab Vigilance Bureau caught Bikram Majithia and people are appreciating this effort, but MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh publicly opposed it and questioned its timing. It is not worth tolerating. If he had any objection, they could lift it on the party stage. Therefore, the party’s political affairs committee suspended the MLA for five years.
Who is Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh?
Please tell that Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh is a 1998 batch IPS officer and he left his job in 2021 and joined the Aam Aadmi Party. The party included him in the party with great pomp. He was given a ticket from Amritsar (North) assembly constituency and won. He has been questioning his own government earlier and has been constantly vocal.
Congress supports, AAP attacked
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Pratap Singh Bajwa described this decision of AAP as a punishment for telling the truth. He said that Vijay Pratap is an honest and courageous MLA. He was suspended because he highlighted the weaknesses of the Punjab government. Bajwa said that it is an honor for the suspension MLA to stand with Punjab.