Inglorious ouster leaves Admiral Ramdas befuddled
3 April 2015 4:29 AM IST
Former Aam Aadmi Party’s lokpal Admiral Ramdas questioned the decision of AAP, claiming his term was to end in November 2016. He said that he was “stunned”, “bemused” and “befuddled” by AAP’s decision and questioned how he was allowed to work as the party’s internal ombudsman during the Delhi Assembly polls if his tenure had already ended as claimed by the party.
“Had there been any indication that my term had expired, I might not have carried out all those tasks, which could now even be termed illegal or invalid,” Ramdas said in an e-mail to party general secretary Pankaj Gupta. He referred to the investigations that he had carried out into the various complaints, an exercise, which included examining Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the National Executive. He said that the party had consulted him and forwarded queries as late as March 25, just four days before his sacking.
“You will also recall that in January 2015, you as national secretary of the party had referred complaints regarding 12 Vidhan Sabha candidates to me as lokpal investigation.
“I had made my reports to you and others concerned regarding these candidates in time for them to file their nomination papers by January 21, 2015,” Ramdas said.
He said that while carrying out investigations, he had personally examined Manish Sisodia, Ashish Khaitan, Anand Kumar, Gopal Rai, as well as the complainants Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav and Arvind Kejriwal – all members of the national executive. Ramdas also questioned the legality of the complaints investigated by him from some Lok Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for the National elections in March and April 2014.
“Had there been any indication that my term had expired, I might not have carried out all those tasks, which could now even be termed illegal or invalid,” Ramdas said in an e-mail to party general secretary Pankaj Gupta. He referred to the investigations that he had carried out into the various complaints, an exercise, which included examining Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the National Executive. He said that the party had consulted him and forwarded queries as late as March 25, just four days before his sacking.
“You will also recall that in January 2015, you as national secretary of the party had referred complaints regarding 12 Vidhan Sabha candidates to me as lokpal investigation.
“I had made my reports to you and others concerned regarding these candidates in time for them to file their nomination papers by January 21, 2015,” Ramdas said.
He said that while carrying out investigations, he had personally examined Manish Sisodia, Ashish Khaitan, Anand Kumar, Gopal Rai, as well as the complainants Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav and Arvind Kejriwal – all members of the national executive. Ramdas also questioned the legality of the complaints investigated by him from some Lok Sabha candidates from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for the National elections in March and April 2014.
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