AAP expels rebel legislator Binny

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday expelled rebel legislator Vinod Kumar Binny ten days after he called party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a "liar".

According to a statement released by AAP, a disciplinary committee formed by the party decided to expel Mr Binny and terminate his primary membership for "publicly making false statements against the party and its leadership."

Mr Binny, 39, had accused AAP of deviating from its principles and poll promises and had called Mr Kejriwal a "liar and a dictator."

Meanwhile, Kejriwal said Republic Day speech of President Pranab Mukherjee, who made a veiled attack on him for his two-day dharna, had generated a debate whether staging a protest by Chief Minister was constitutional or unconstitutional. Kejriwal said it was the President's or the Centre's point of view but "I am happy that at least a debate has kicked off on whether a dharna by Chief Minister leads to a constitutional crisis or not."

As Kejriwal was speaking, German Ambassador Michael Steiner walked upto him and said that their President Joachim Gauck was visiting India next month and their request for a meeting had been turned down by the CM’s office.

Kejriwal prompted replied that he would definitely reschedule some of his appointments and work out the possibility of calling on the visiting President.

BJP President Rajnath Singh welcomed President’s remarks on the need for a stable government at the Centre post the 2014 General Elections and agreed with his views that populist anarchy cannot be a substitute for governance.

AAP leader Yogendra Yadav claimed that Mr Mukherjee's address to the nation is being misinterpreted and that he must have bigger issue in mind.