AAP sent petition to Rajya Sabha Chairman to dismiss 7 MPs who had joined BJP. india news
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party has demanded Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President CP Radhakrishnan to dismiss all the 7 MPs who have left the party and joined the party. Bharatiya Janata Partythe leader said Sanjay Singh On Sunday.He said the AAP had consulted constitutional experts, including senior advocate Kapil Sibal and former Lok Sabha secretary general PDT Acharya, who were of the opinion that the MPs were “liable for disqualification under the law”.The political crisis within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) deepened when 7 Rajya Sabha MPs announced on Friday that they were quitting the party, triggering an intense legal and political dispute over the legality of the move and its implications under anti-defection rules.The MPs named in the controversy include Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Swati Maliwal and Vikramjit Sahni. Chadha suggested the departure was driven by “frustration, disintegration and hatred” within the party, while Sawhney cited governance concerns in Punjab, including debt stress, agricultural issues and drug abuse, as well as a perceived lack of access to leadership.Party insiders say the leadership was aware of possible defections and last-minute efforts were made to prevent at least some MPs from leaving the party, amid claims of political pressure and internal dissent.Earlier reports said Punjab CM Bhagwant Manna had also sought time from President Draupadi Murmu along with party MLAs to press for the recall of MPs, although the Constitution does not provide for any recall mechanism for Members of Parliament or state MLAs.You have strongly opposed development. Earlier, Sanjay Singh had said that defection of this nature is not legally valid and should lead to disqualification proceedings, citing the Tenth Schedule.However, legal opinion is divided. While AAP leaders argue that any such split is unconstitutional, many experts say the anti-defection law allows the merger if supported by two-thirds of the legislative party, raising questions about whether the move would actually attract disqualification.Singh also dismissed reports that the Punjab MLA is in touch with Raghav Chadha, calling it “false propaganda” aimed at creating confusion. He alleged that such things were being propagated by the BJP and others, and claimed that the leaders concerned were facing public backlash in Punjab. Singh said that people were protesting against him and his political position had become weak, adding that with his “membership about to expire”, it was unlikely that any MLA would join him.
