Aam Aadmi Party has received the resignation of Working President, Shri Rajesh Kalangutkar. In his letter, Shri Kalangutkar referred to the issue of alliance with Congress as the main reason for his resignation. As a party with strong internal democracy, we have had a number of healthy discussions over this issue; our clear and strong stand against an alliance with Congress has stemmed from the fact that there is no answer to the most simple question i.e. who will guarantee to the people of Goa that Congress MLAs will not jump to BJP once again?Far from any confidence building efforts being taken by the Congress party after back-to-back defections to BJP, Congress is preparing to field candidates in 2027 who are likely to jump to BJP in case they get elected. Just a few minutes ago, Congress party’s senior leader and ex-MP Shri Francisco Sardinha has made a categorical statement that if Congress doesn’t get a majority in 2027, then its MLAs will jump to BJP yet again. Aam Aadmi Party cannot facilitate the formation of a BJP Government in Goa. Aam Aadmi Party will build an alliance directly with the people of Goa who have suffered from defections and misgovernance for far too long.Since the alliance with the Congress party – that is desired by Rajesh Kalangutkar – will only lead to the formation of a BJP Government in Goa, the party cannot come to an agreement with him. Aam Aadmi Party has therefore accepted his resignation. Adv. Amit PalekarState President, AAP Goa
Statement by Aam Aadmi Party on the resignation of Shri Rajesh Kalangutkar
