US EditionAAP Sends Petition to Rajya Sabha Chair to Terminate 7 MPs Who Moved to BJP
AAP says the defections cut its Rajya Sabha strength from 10 to 3 and violate the anti-defection law, prompting petitions for disqualification.
- On Friday, seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha and Ashok Mittal, resigned and merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party , alleging the party had abandoned its core principles and values.
- Chadha defended the merger, asserting that as a two-thirds majority of the party's 10 Rajya Sabha members, the group exercised constitutional provisions to merge with the BJP without facing disqualification.
- Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh cited legal experts, including senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who argue the anti-defection law prohibits such splits and requires formal party resolutions to merge legally.
- On Sunday, Singh petitioned the Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President, seeking the disqualification of the seven members under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution for violating anti-defection provisions.
- Amid public protests against the defectors, the BJP countered by criticizing AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal over a bungalow at Lodhi Estate, dubbing it 'Sheesh Mahal 2' and dismissing AAP's legal challenges as baseless.
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Disqualify them: AAP plea to Rajya Sabha chairman after 7 MPs switch to BJP
The AAP has urged the Rajya Sabha Chairman to terminate the memberships of the seven MPs, claiming that they were elected to the Upper House on AAP tickets but later decided to leave the party and join the BJP.
What is Anti-Defection Law and how AAP’s attempt to have the 7 RS MPs disqualified is futile
Paragraph 4 (2) essentially kills AAP’s argument that a ‘real’ merger must involve the national party structure and not just one House’s lawmakers. This constitutional provision rejects the interpretation of the Anti-Defection Law, AAP leadership is putting forth.
AAP submits petition to Rajya Sabha chairman seeking termination of 7 'defector' MPs
New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said on Sunday that he has submitted a petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan seeking the disqualification of seven party MPs in the Upper House, who recently quit the AAP and announced their merger with the BJP. Addressing a press conference, the […]
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