<p>Aam Aadmi Party today expelled its senior leader from Amritsar Upkar Singh Sandhu over alleged anti-party activities, a day after he criticised the decision to make Sangrur MP Bhagwant Maan, the party Punjab unit chief.<br /><br />Sandhu, who had unsuccessfully contested for Amritsar Lok Sabha seat by-poll, had yesterday opposed the decision of the party high command to appoint Mann as the convenor for the party's Punjab unit.<br /><br />Sandhu has been expelled for his activities against the party, Mann said today in a statement.<br />Mann said that the volunteers were the backbone of the party, but added that anti-party activities would not be tolerated.<br /><br />Sandhu had resigned from SAD on October 24 last year, to protest sacrilege incidents in the state. He had joined the party back a month later. Before joining AAP, Sandhu had defected to the Congress from SAD.<br /><br />Yesterday, Sandhu had condemned the party high command's move appointing Mann as the state chief saying that it would lead to conflict among volunteers.<br /><br />Sandhu said that AAP high command should consider appointing MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira as party's state chief.<br /><br />Earlier on Monday, in a meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP had appointed Mann as the convener and party MLA from Sunam, Aman Arora as the co- convener.<br /><br />Shortly after the decision, AAP spokesperson and the chief whip of the party in the state Assembly, Khaira had asked Kejriwal to remove him from the posts.<br /><br />"I have asked (Arvind) Kejriwal to remove me from the posts of the party's chief whip in the Assembly and party spokesperson with immediate effect," the Bholath MLA had said.</p>
<p>Aam Aadmi Party today expelled its senior leader from Amritsar Upkar Singh Sandhu over alleged anti-party activities, a day after he criticised the decision to make Sangrur MP Bhagwant Maan, the party Punjab unit chief.<br /><br />Sandhu, who had unsuccessfully contested for Amritsar Lok Sabha seat by-poll, had yesterday opposed the decision of the party high command to appoint Mann as the convenor for the party's Punjab unit.<br /><br />Sandhu has been expelled for his activities against the party, Mann said today in a statement.<br />Mann said that the volunteers were the backbone of the party, but added that anti-party activities would not be tolerated.<br /><br />Sandhu had resigned from SAD on October 24 last year, to protest sacrilege incidents in the state. He had joined the party back a month later. Before joining AAP, Sandhu had defected to the Congress from SAD.<br /><br />Yesterday, Sandhu had condemned the party high command's move appointing Mann as the state chief saying that it would lead to conflict among volunteers.<br /><br />Sandhu said that AAP high command should consider appointing MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira as party's state chief.<br /><br />Earlier on Monday, in a meeting chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the AAP had appointed Mann as the convener and party MLA from Sunam, Aman Arora as the co- convener.<br /><br />Shortly after the decision, AAP spokesperson and the chief whip of the party in the state Assembly, Khaira had asked Kejriwal to remove him from the posts.<br /><br />"I have asked (Arvind) Kejriwal to remove me from the posts of the party's chief whip in the Assembly and party spokesperson with immediate effect," the Bholath MLA had said.</p>