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We appeal to President to hear our view too: Sisodia on 20 AAP MLAs disqualification case

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said, "There was no hearing, we were not given a chance to explain our stand."

New Delhi: Referring to disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said, "There was no hearing, we were not given a chance to explain our stand." His comments came after a meeting was held with the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal. "We appeal to the President to hear our view too, MLAs will meet President also," Sisodia added. 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 earlier in the day. 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. (With inputs from IANS)
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