Decision to quit AAP wasn't taken under pressure: Raaj Kumar Anand
Delhi government and quitting the AAP, Raaj Kumar Anand asserted on Thursday that he did not take the decision under any pressure but was unable to tolerate «injustice». The Patel Nagar MLA also kept people guessing about his next move by saying that «politics is a game of possibilities and no one knows what lies ahead in the future», even as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders have claimed that he might join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Anand is still «technically» a minister although he has resigned, officials said.
«He has claimed to have sent his resignation to the Chief Minister's Office but the chief minister is in judicial custody. There is no possibility in the near future that his resignation letter will reach the chief minister for his approval,» a senior Delhi government officer said on Thursday.
The resignation letter of a minister, approved by the chief minister, has to be forwarded to the lieutenant governor for further approval. Sources said Anand's resignation letter has not been received.
The office of the Delhi Assembly speaker has also said it has not received Anand's letter of resignation as an MLA.
Anand said the allegation that he quit the AAP under pressure is wrong and also refuted the claim of AAP leaders that he had received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
«I never received any notice from the ED,» he told PTI Videos and added that the agency officials raided his residence in November last year to trace the money trail in the «liquor scam», but nothing was found and the
