Prashant Bhushan had approved Sandeep Kumar’s candidature: AAP

New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party today allegedthat Prashant Bhushan, whom it had expelled last year, had"approved" the candidature of Sandeep Kumar for the 2015Assembly polls, triggering a sharp reaction from the toplawyer. Bhushan tweeted that it was a measure of AAP’s"desperation, that after being caught with their pantsdown, they allege that I had recommended ticket to SandeepKumar." According to Yogendra Yadav, who was also expelled overallegations of anti-party activities, the real problem wasthat AAP has "turned into an election machine, pursued’success at all cost’." AAP leader Ashutosh had earlier dared Bhushan to acceptthat he had cleared Kumar’s name. "…you should have moralcourage to accept you approved Sandeep’s candidature in 2013assembly elections?" Swaraj Abhiyan, a forum floated by Bhushan and YogendraYadav, also put out a statement saying that the scandalinvolving Kumar was sad but not surprising. "AAP had not undertaken the exercise of filtering itscandidates through a due process even after suggestions,warning and red flags by Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav,"it said. Abhiyan sought to know whether AAP acts only when a casebecomes undeniable and indefensible. "Will the Aam Aadmi Partytake proactive action and inquire about similar complaintspropping up in Punjab?" Referring to the sackings of former Ministers JitendraSingh Tomar, Asim Ahmed Khan over separate cases, Abhiyanquestioned their continued presence in the party. "Kejriwal ji should answer whether or not he considers it’objectionable’ to continue to have such people in the party?"it asked. Kumar was sacked from the Delhi Cabinet yesterday after apurported CD having "objectionable" clips of the legislatorsurfaced. PTI SBRRG