New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Newly appointed Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh on Sunday termed the Aam Aadmi Party's suspension of MLA Sukhveer Singh Maiserkhana as "dictatorship", alleging that the move reflected the ruling party's unwillingness to accept criticism over ground realities in the state.

Reacting to the suspension of Maiserkhana from AAP's primary membership for alleged anti-party activities, Pargat Singh said, "I call this a dictatorship; it is not a true democracy. Kejriwal is essentially a dictator because he refuses to agree with anyone who speaks about the ground reality."

Maiserkhana was suspended after he publicly raised concerns over teacher vacancies and other basic issues in schools in his constituency. In a video,...