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AAP Suspends MLA Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh Over Critique of Majithia Raid

The Political Affairs Committee revoked his membership to emphasise zero tolerance for dissent in the anti-drug campaign

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In April 2007, Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh became Amritsar’s Senior Superintendent of Police and served in that position till October 2009.
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Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh

Overview

  • The Aam Aadmi Party’s Political Affairs Committee suspended Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh for five years for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities after he shared a video criticising the early-morning Vigilance Bureau raid on SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia.
  • Kunwar Vijay, a former IPS officer elected as MLA from Amritsar North in 2022, argued the raid violated ethical principles by undermining family dignity and questioned why remand or interrogation was not sought in the disproportionate assets case.
  • AAP leaders defended the decision by stressing that any public criticism of enforcement methods risks undermining the party’s ideological commitment to fighting drugs and corruption.
  • Opposition figures such as Partap Singh Bajwa and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring denounced the suspension as punitive action against a whistleblower and warned it raises broader concerns over transparency.
  • The suspension highlights ongoing tension between strict party discipline and space for internal dissent as AAP pursues high-profile investigations in Punjab