Setback for Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi HC Refuses Any Relief to AAP MLAs
The Delhi High Court refused to grant any relief to the 20 AAP MLAs disqualified by the Election Commission in the ‘office of profit’ case on Friday.
News18.com
January 19, 2018, 6:38 PM IST
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court refused to grant any relief to the 20 AAP MLAs disqualified by the Election Commission in the ‘office of profit’ case on Friday.
The Court questioned AAP MLAs, asking them why they did not participate in EC’s proceedings merely because a petition was filed with the HC.
AAP will appeal in the Supreme Court now.
Earlier, the Election Commission recommended that 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs embroiled in the ‘office of profit’ case be disqualified.
The EC forwarded its recommendation to the President.
If the President accepts the recommendation, Delhi will see a mini-assembly election with 20 seats up for grabs in the 70-member House.
Initially, 21 MLAs were named in the case. The number came down to 20 after Rajouri Garden MLA Jarnail Singh resigned to contest against Parkash Singh Badal in the Punjab Assembly elections.