We Didn’t Take Even Rs 1 as Salary: Jarnail Singh, AAP MLA
Jarnail Singh, one of the AAP MLAs reportedly disqualified by EC challenged the comission to prove that any of them took even Rs 1 as salary.
Jarnail SinghI challenge the EC to prove that we got even 1 rupee as salary, or even a house or car. We are ready to go to any court and if there is no option we will go to the people’s court.
AAP Briefs Media
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia claimed that there was no hearing and they were not given a chance to explain their stand. They appealed to the President to hear their views as well.
Election Commission’s Decision is Questionable: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut said the decision to disqualify the 20 AAP MLAs is questionable and said the Commission is itself responsible for it.
AAP is Being Victimised: AAP Leader
The AAP, on 20 January, claimed to be “victimised” and asserted that it was “not afraid of elections”.
AAP Delhi unit chief Gopal Rail alleged that the poll panel failed to give the party a hearing before sending its recommendations to President Ram Nath Kovind.
AAP Delhi Unit Chief Gopal RailIt is an undemocratic step. They are taking revenge from people of Delhi, the government and the chief minister of Delhi.
The AAP leader said the appointment of parliamentary secretaries had come up in 11 states, but only AAP was being targeted.
Kejriwal to Meet the 20 MLAs Listed for Disqualification
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be holding a meeting with the 20 MLAs, who were listed for disqualification by the Election Commission, at his residence.
In a blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission had, on 19 January, asked the president to disqualify 20 of its MLAs for holding office of profit, setting the stage for their ouster from the assembly.
The Commission said the party MLAs, by occupying the post of parliamentary secretaries between 13 March 2015 and 8 September 2016, held office of profit, and were liable to be disqualified as legislators.
The Delhi High Court, however on 19 January, refused to pass any interim order of protection to the listed AAP MLAs. The case of disqualification of AAP MLAs is up for hearing at the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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After the news broke, political mudslinging and both Congress and BJP leaders demanded that Kejriwal resign from the post of Chief Minister.
The Quint
