New Delhi: AAP leader and Vice Chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development
Commission (DDC) Ashish Khetan has resigned from the post, saying he now
wanted to practise law.
Khetan, a journalist-turned-politician
and a trusted aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, was appointed the
vice-chairman of the DDC, an advisory body of the AAP government, three
years ago. The DDC is headed by Kejriwal.
"I have resigned as VC,
DDC, with effect from April 16. During the past three years I had a
unique opportunity to shape public policy & bring about reform and
change in governance. I am grateful to Arvind Kejriwal, the Hon'ble CM,
for giving me this wonderful opportunity," Khetan wrote on Twitter.
"I am joining the legal profession and enrolling with the Bar at Delhi,
which actually necessitated my resignation from the DDC. Bar Council
Rules prohibit practicing advocates from any kind of private or
government employment," he said in another tweet.
Khetan said that besides pursuing routine cases, he would take up legal causes in the larger public interest.
PTI
