Aam Aadmi Party, Shazia Ilmi and Captain Gopinath quit the party. 

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Arvind , One man party rule, who changed his political musical chair act for his self assertion and to have the allegation of being an idea stealer,projecting a messiah of the poor with weakness of being in media glare received its first blow when Shazia Ilmi, a founder member of the party, said, “I fail to find swaraj inside the party. There is lack of democracy. When we become a political party, we need to re-invent and grow beyond agitation.”

She has  quit, from all posts in the party, clarified that she was not joining any other party. she disapproving of “jail politics” of AAP, Ilmi also claimed that a “crony clique” around its chief Arvind Kejriwal is calling the shots in the party. “My decision to leave the party is triggered by the lack of inner-party democracy, especially from a party that constantly talks of Swaraj (self rule),” she said. Further she said, AAP leaders who are considered close to Kejriwal, talk  “We fight against cronyism but we have a crony clique which runs the party and takes impulsive decisions which we learn about later. I find it amazing that we cannot follow the principles of Swaraj within our own party.” 

Shazia Ilmi comes from a Kanpur-based Muslim family with links to the IndAAP leaders who are considered close to Kejriwal, she said, “We fight against cronyism but we have a crony clique which runs the party and takes impulsive decisions which we learn about later. I find it amazing that we cannot follow the principles of Swaraj within our own party.” ian National Congress political party. Her father was the founder and editor of Siyasat Jadid, a Kanpur-based newspaper. One of her uncles has been a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for over two decades, as well as holding ministerial office in the state. Her sister is married to Arif Mohammed Khan, a former Indian National Congresspolitician and minister who has since joined the Bahujan Samaj Party

Another casualty of AAP is Founder of Air Deccan, Captain Gopinath who  said that he had differences with the party for a while. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s decision not to pay the bail bond in the defamation case against Nitin Gadkari prompted him to take he decision, he said. “I still admire Kejriwal,” he added.