AAP's Rajendra Pal Gautam resigns after row over 'religious conversion' event

New Delhi, Oct 09: Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, who kicked up a controversy over a oath at a Buddhism event recently, resigned from the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet on Sunday.

"Such issue has been created out of oaths that are repeated by several crore people of country. BJP has made it an issue, are trying to insult me and my party," said Gautam after resigning as Cabinet minister.

"I do not want my leader Arvind Kejriwal or the party to be in any trouble because of me. I am a true solider of the party and I will follow the ideals shown by Baba Saheb Ambedkar and Gautam Buddh throughout my entire life," he said.

A row over Rajendra Pal Gautam' presence at a religious conversion event where Hindu deities were allegedly denounced.

Meanwhile, the BJP and the Congress also demanded to know when Sisodia and Jain will be sacked from the Kejriwal cabinet.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari demanded Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation, calling him the 'mastermind' behind the episode.

Expressing similar views, Anil Kumar, Delhi Congress President said, "There are several other corrupt ministers in Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet including Sisodia.

"The question is, when will Kejriwal take action against his corrupt ministers? When will he sack Manish Sisodia? There are serious allegations against several other MLAs too," he said.

Accusing Kejriwal of also being involved in corruption, Kumar said that he talks about corruption-free governance but does not sack his ministers involved in corrupt practices.

"Ministers like Manish Sisodia are still surviving in Kejriwal's cabinet to help him loot the people of Delhi," he added.