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Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was A.K. Jyoti's gift to Modi: AAP

  •   Sat, Jan 20 2018 02:55:14 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS): The Election Commission's (EC) decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding office of profit, was its chief, A.K. Jyoti's parting gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said here on Saturday.

Addressing media, Rai also said that the party will launch a campaign against BJP's decisions to allow FDI in retail and the sealing drive in the city.

On Friday, the EC recommended to President Ram Nath Kovind to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding offices of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries, triggering calls for resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

The President is bound to act in accordance with the poll panel's recommendation.

On Saturday, Rai said that Jyoti was Principal Secretary in Gujarat when Modi was the state's Chief Minister and he was Modi's closest officer.

"The disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was his gift to Modi. What is the reason for this gift? Why it has been given? Aam Aadmi Party and the country want to know this," the senior leader said.

"Everyone in the country has only one question on their mind: What was the compulsion for him to take the decision with only two days to retire," Rai asked.

The leader also rubbished claims that the AAP MLAs were given multiple chances to appear before the EC and said that lies were being spread in the media.

Rai said that all notices given by the EC were replied by AAP's lawyers and added that even during the the British rule, people were heard before giving punishments.

Holding out a purported order from the EC, Rai said that the EC had not given a date of hearing for the AAP MLAs, after March 13, 2017.

The EC gave its opinion to the President on a complaint by advocate Prashant Patel, a member of the Hindu Legal Cell, in June 2015, who petitioned then President Pranab Mukherjee alleging illegality in the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries.

The decision led to calls by the Congress and BJP -- who have been demanding the disqualification -- for Kejriwal's resignation.

Later on Friday, the Delhi High Court refused to grant interim relief to AAP MLAs against the Election Commission's recommendation.
  

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  • Dr.S.Kamath, Mumbai

    Sat, Jan 20 2018

    Most funny thing is when Advocate Prashant Patel first wrote letter to President in the year 2015 about office of profit post held by 20 AAP MLA s President accepted the letter and sent to EC . Please note President at that time was Probably Da
    There is a proverb in Kannada Kumbalakai Kalla endare Hegalu nodida ( Means Thief becomes more attentive towards evidence when some one accused )
    Here immediately after knowing about the complaint AAP government passed an amendment to the old act of 1990s in which it was clearly written that office of profit MLA must be disqualified
    This new amendment was passed after the complaint and thus President Pranab Mukherjee rejected that amendment
    Afterwards everything is breaking news
    AAP cannot go away from making breaking news

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