Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expelled its state social media president for Himachal Pradesh, Harpreet Singh Bedi, from all posts after his tweets demanding a separate Khalistan went viral on social media. It is not yet clear whether he continues to be Aam Aadmi Party member or not.
Harpreet Singh Bedi was posting pro-Khalistan tweets for at least 10 years and had grown within AAP to become their social media president for Himachal Pradesh. However, once his tweets went viral, the party went into damage control mode and decided to expel him from all party posts.
Distancing themselves from Bedi, the official AAP Himachal Pradesh handle tweeted, “Views expressed by Harpreet Singh Bedi in his tweets are against Aam Aadmi Party’s ideology & do not represent the opinion of the party in any way.”
Views expressed by Harpreet Singh Bedi in his tweets are against Aam Aadmi Party’s ideology & do not represent the opinion of the party in any way. (1/2)
— AAP Himachal Pradesh (@AAPHimachal_) May 1, 2022
Further, the official party handle tried to reaffirm AAP’s commitment to the integrity of India. It said, “AAP firmly believes in the unity & integrity of our great nation & would never tolerate anyone writing anything against our county. The party hereby expels him from all posts with immediate effect.”
AAP firmly believes in the unity & integrity of our great nation & would never tolerate anyone writing anything against our county.
— AAP Himachal Pradesh (@AAPHimachal_) May 1, 2022
The party hereby expels him from all posts with immediate effect. (2/2)
Aam Aadmi Party is trying to make in-roads in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh during the next assembly elections. However, the open support for Khalistan from the party leaders has come as a huge embarrassment during this time.
Pro-Khalistan tweets from AAP leader
Now expelled Harpreet Singh Bedi had tweeted several tweets in his support for a separate Khalistan, some as far back as 2012. He even went on to call the demand for a separate Khalistan his constitutional right.
Meet Aam Aadmi Party Himanchal Social Media president Harpreet Singh Bedi, he believes “demand for Khalistan is constitutional right”. He has been supporting Khalistan for movement for atleast 10 years.@ArvindKejriwal pic.twitter.com/f9Lg98hS02
— Facts (@BefittingFacts) May 1, 2022
Apparently, nobody in AAP looked at his tweets before promoting him to the post of party’s state social media president. However, now that his tweets have gone viral, the party has decided to cut its losses and dump him.
