The Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, removed his Social Welfare Minister Sandeep Kumar, citing he had received an "objectionable" CD on him and that there cannot be any compromise with propriety in public life.

Kejriwal tweeted that, "Received 'objectionable' CD of minister Sandeep Kumar. AAP stands for propriety in public life that can't be compromised. Removing him from Cabinet with immediate effect."

Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, said that, "We have zero tolerance against any kind of corruption, crime or any such activity.” "The CM received an objectionable CD of Sandeep Kumar and within half an hour, the decision to remove the minister was taken and Kumar was sacked," Sisodia said.

"Earlier we had removed one of our ministers on corruption charges. Recently we removed party's Punjab convenor over charges that he took money. And today we have removed Kumar after we got the objectionable CD," Sisodia said.

The minister also warned all his party MLAs and leaders saying, "If any of the 67 MLAs or the party leaders be it Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia or anyone else is caught in activities which are against the party principles, he will not be spared," Sisodia said.

Former AAP leader and eminent lawyer Prashant Bhushan took potshots at Kejriwal over Kumar's removal. "Wah AK (Arvind Kejriwal) Saheb, you appoint degree forgers, bribe takers as ministers and then take credit for removing them when caught," he tweeted.

Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken said that, "3 of 6 Ministers in AAP Govt caught for: 1.FakeDegree 2.Corruption 3MoralTurpitude. But who chose them? Why aren't they expelled from Party?." "When they (AAP) got elected, they said we had 67 gems. Now they stand exposed," BJP leader Vijender Gupta said.  

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