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AAP lost in public perception after Somnath Bharti affair: Yogendra Yadav

New Delhi : AAP ideologue Yogendra Yadav has admitted that his party failed to anticipate the loss in public perception after the episode involving Law Minister Somnath Bharti."The party came across as shielding someone who

"You should ask the police why Section 144 was imposed when a chief minister was going to meet the home minister? The dharna was much needed. It was to protest against an absurdity written into the governance for Delhi. It was a small but symbolic victory for the people of Delhi."

Yadav also defended the Kejriwal government's decision to replace officials, saying these were bureaucrats who were loyal to a particular regime for 15 years.

On the AAP government being questioned on its governance style, he said: "We forget that the root to constitutional power flows from the street. Dialogue from street to secretariat has to happen."