Kejriwal Govt in Distress : Case Against AAP MLAs to continue

(The Stellar News) In a major setback to Arvind Kejriwal’s Government, the Election Commission has ruled that it will continue hearing a plea against the party’s nearly two dozen MLAs for allegedly holding office of profit, despite the Delhi High Court setting aside their appointment as parliamentary secretaries. The EC in its final hearing, likely to be in August, will decide on their disqualification, according to ANI

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The office of profit petition was filed against 21 AAP MLA. Later, proceedings were dropped against Jarnail Singh after he resigned as the Rajouri Garden MLA to contest Assembly polls in Punjab. The order comes days before Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi demits office in July. The EC has also made it clear that the Delhi High Court order that set aside their appointments won’t come in the way of the poll panel while deciding their disqualification as “the MLAs held the post de facto”. The poll panel had heard the case on December 16 last before it got busy with assembly elections in five states.

On EC’s verdict, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra tweeted his approval. He said,

“So finally the noose tightens around corrupt AAP.”

The petitioner, Prashant Patel, maintained that the high court order should have no bearing on the case being heard by the EC as the MLAs were enjoying the fruits of that office till their appointment was set aside by the high court.

On September 8, the high court had set aside the appointment of the 21 AAP MLAs as parliamentary secretaries. A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal had set aside the March 13, 2015 government order after the counsel appearing for the Delhi government “conceded” that it was issued without taking concurrence or views of the LG.

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