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It's a 'classic case of crash landing of flying ambitions of Delhi govt': BJP on dual office bill

NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday came down heavily on Aam Aadmi party over its allegations that Prime Minister is suppressing the Delhi government's 'dual office bill' and said that the outcome is a classic case of crash landing of flying ambitions of AAP. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters party spokesperson Sambit Pata said that the mischief of Aam Aadmi Party has been caught. "When you (Aam Aadmi Party) are caught on issue of office of profit, you start crying about political interference. This is a classic case of crash landing of 'Udta' ambitions of Aam Aadmi Party," Patra said. ALSO READ: 21 AAP MLAs may face disqualification as President rejects Delhi’s dual office Bill Patra rubbished the allegations of political interference and said that the decision on the billl was taken by the president. "We cannot question the President when he has taken a decision based on technical issue," he said. Earlier, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal lashed out at Prime Minster Narendra Modi and said that "he is not allowing the Delhi Assembly to function because he is still not able to digest defeat in Delhi." "Why is Modiji only behind disqualifying Delhi’s Parlimentary Secretary Haryana, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat & others have Parlimentray Secretarys too," Delhi CM said. Kejriwal said it is the decision taken by the MHA in the name of President. ALSO READ: Modi won’t make you vice-president: Kejriwal to Jung The Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP) government's bill to exempt 21 parliamentary secretaries from their disqualification as MLAs because of the illegality of holding two offices of profit at the same time , received a major setback as President Pranab Mukherjee withheld the bill on Sunday. An organisation called the Rashtriya Mukti Morcha had petitioned the Delhi High Court, contending that these 21 legislators enjoy the status and perks of ministers including office space and official cars, which is a misuse of the taxpayer's money. The PIL alleges that these appointments are "unconstitutional, illegal and without jurisdiction" and should be cancelled, pointing that the Delhi Government can have a maximum of seven ministers. It also contends that along with seven ministers in Kejriwal's Cabinet, these 21 people with minister status exceed that limit. ALSO READ: Udta Punjab verdict a slap on Modi’s ‘intolerant’ regime, says Kejriwal The petition argues that the Chief Minister has "no power, jurisdiction or authority" to administer oath of office to the Parliamentary Secretaries. A petition has alleged that 21 legislators occupied offices of profit in violation of the Constitution. (With inputs from ANI)
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