There is no question of veering away from Ambedkar’s teachings, which would be akin to death, he said. What is important is ‘apne samaj ka gaurav, swabhiman, izzat (my community’s glory, self-respect, dignity)’, this is important. What if he has to leave the party because of his deeply held beliefs? “Party is a small thing, parties are built by people, party is not important. I have been the national chief general secretary of Samata Sainik Dal, I cannot be distracted from the path of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at any cost, even it means paying for it with everything I have, even my life,” he told CNN-News18. “Mein kattar deshbhakt hun, kattar imandaar hun, Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar ka kattar sainik hun (I am a staunch patriot, staunchly honest, a loyal soldier of babasaheb Dr Ambedkar). He is also extremely clear in his head that if the party becomes an obstruction to his work as an Ambedkarite, he would rather leave AAP than compromise on his life’s calling.
I do not know whether it has been accepted or not,” said Gautam in between accepting calls. “I sent my resignation at around 5 pm yesterday. Sisodia contacted him twice on Saturday, advising him to “lie low”, and on Sunday morning, when the deputy CM told him that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had made this a “mudda” (issue) in Gujarat, and the party was facing a lot of “dikkat” (difficulty). However, sources indicate that Gautam, who is caught in a huge row over his presence at a recent religious conversion event, has not received any message from AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal directly, or had any meeting with him or any other party leader. The only AAP leader in touch with him was deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. A very relaxed Gautam in his Number 4, Civil Lines residence, greeted every caller with “Namo Buddhaya, Jai Bhim”, “sankalp liya hai, pure desh ko taiyar karenge, saare log bhavuk ho gaye hain, phone bahut jyada aa rahein hain (have taken a pledge, will ready the whole country, the people have become emotional, getting a lot of phone calls)” and also confirmed dates for his possible attendance in various social and political gatherings. The morning after Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) minister Rajendra Pal Gautam submitted his resignation, his phone did not stop buzzing with congratulatory messages from across India and the world (this reporter was present for approximately two hours and was witness to it).
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