As per an edited video of his speech released by AAP today, Kejriwal launched an all-out attack on Bhushan and Yadav and accused them of trying to realise their personal ambitions under the garb of raising issues of "principles", and in the process weaken the party.
The Delhi chief minister also revealed that after the Lok Sabha debacle when he was facing criticism from all sides, he had broken down in the National Executive meeting and had even thought of quitting politics.
"Conspiracies were hatched to ensure our defeat in the Delhi polls. AVAM (a breakway group) was formed and it was supported. It then came in the media that AVAM members were former BJP members and BJP was funding them.
"Prashant ji told many people that we think the party should lose then only can the party and Kejriwal learn a lesson. If you don't do this then we will go before the press and destroy the party," Kejriwal said.
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"After Lok sabha polls, there were many fights. My personality, my working style and my leadership was attacked. They would write me emails and then leak it to the media. In the first week of June, we had first National Exectuive meeting. There were reports that I broke down. This is a fact. There were many things I could not control. I only said one thing there. I said, I can fight with Modi, Nitin Gadkari, Salman Khursheed, Robert Vadra, even Mukesh Ambani, but I had not come here to fight Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav Yadav.
"After a lot of convincing, they asked me what do I want. I said, if I have to contest Delhi polls, then I have to be given the freedom to take decisions. They agreed," Kejriwal said.