President Ram Nath Kovind gives nod to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday accepted the Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLA's.
The move has been taken against them for violating the provisions of the Office of Profit.
In a major setback to Arvind Kejriwal, 20 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs of Delhi are set to be disqualified for allegedly holding office of profits as parliamentary secretaries, media reports said.
The Election Commission on Friday has sent its recommendation of disqualifications to President Ram Nath Kovind for approval.
However, AAP will not face any problem in running the Delhi government immediately, as the party has 67 out of 70 Assembly seats.
Welcoming the EC's decision, the BJP said Delhi CM Kejriwal should immediately resign.
The Congress, which currently has no member in the Delhi Assembly, said it is ready for the mid-term polls in 20 vacant seats.
AAP will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. to explain their stand on the entire development.
The case pertaining to the office of profit was first raised by Delhi lawyer Prashant Patel's petition after Kejriwal's clean sweep in 2015 Assembly poll.
Out of 70 Assembly seats, AAP has 67 opposed to BJP's 3 seats.
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