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MLA Alka Lamba Quits AAP

Pratidin Bureau

After meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi Aam Aadmi Party MLA Alka Lamba quits on Friday. After a month of bitterness, the disgruntled AAP leader on Friday bid goodbye to the party.

Alka urged party chief to accept her resignation and said AAP was now "Khas Aadmi Party" on tweeter.

Ms Lamba joined AAP in 2013 and after six years of thisjourney there was a speculation of her joining Congress ahead of State Pollsnext year.

The displeased leader is facing a hard time in the party for some time now. After the defeat in Lok Sabha election, she had sought accountability from Arvind Kejriwal. Later she was removed from the official WhatApp group of party MLAs. She also refused to campaign for the party in the election after she was asked to walk behind the car in Mr Kejriwal's roadshow.

Alka raised objection over AAP's decision to pass aresolution to revoke Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna.

"The time has come to say "Good Bye" to AAPand to resign from the primary membership of the Party. The past 6 yearsjourney was a great learning for me. Thanks to all"  – Alka Lamba tweeted.

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