AAP MLAs disqualification: Manish Sisodia approaches President

New Delhi : Deputy Chief Minister and senior leader of Aam Aadmi Party has approached President Ram Nath Kovind requesting to hear party's stance on Election Commission's order to disqualify 20 MLAs in office for profit allegation.

On Friday, Election Commission ordered disqualification of 20 Aam Aadmi Party MLAs after finding them guilty in office for profit case. Opposition,on the other hand, raised demands of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's resignation.

Manish Sisodia on Saturday addressed a press conference and claimed that Commission's decision to disqualify the MLAs without giving them a hearing was "unconstitutional" and they were asking for an appointment with the President to present their case before him.

"We will appeal to the President to ask the Election Commission to review all proofs that the MLAs have and give them a hearing," Sisodia said and added that the MLAs would also inform the President about the "EC's biased opinion". 

"The principle of natural justice was not followed in the process," the Deputy Chief Minister said.

Earlier, on the day, the party also alleged that Election Commission is working for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it is a gift for the Prime Minister from Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti. (Read complete story) 

He said all this was being done by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as they were scared of the AAP government entering its fourth year and added that the latest attack was a conspiracy to bring down their government. 

Sisodia said the BJP was doing all this to derail the development works taking place in the city. 

"In 20 states, BJP and Congress have appointed parliamentary secretaries and they are drawing lakhs of rupees as salary," he said.