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AAP Mantri Raaj Kumar Anand resigns from Delhi cabinet, says ‘Party Is Neck-Deep In Corruption’

Raaj Kumar Anand

New Delhi: Delhi Mantri and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raaj Kumar Anand said that he has resigned from cabinet and party post on Wednesday.

He is an MLA from the Patel Nagar Vidhan Sabha constituency.

Addressing a press conference, Anand said, “I joined AAP after seeing its strong message on fighting corruption. Today, the party has found itself in the middle of corrupt practices. That’s why I have decided to quit.”

Soon after announcing his resignation, he said, "AAP is neck-deep in corruption. And I can't talk work with corrupt people."

Anand was in Arvind Kejriwal Cabinet as social welfare minister. 

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