NEW DELHI: The Election Commission today posted to July 21 the hearing on a petition seeking disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs in an ‘office of profit’ case after the Delhi Government, BJP and Congress wanted to be heard in the matter.
“Next hearing will be at 3 PM on July 21 as the parties wanted to exchange pleadings (documents),” an EC functionary said.
The Delhi Government wanted to implead in the case as EC had sought details from it on the nature of job of parliamentary secretaries and the perks, if any, they enjoy.
Congress and BJP too wanted to become party in the hearing. Now, case documents will be shared with them.
The hearing on the petition filed by lawyer Prashant Patel was scheduled for today. The petitioner had claimed the post of parliamentary secretary comes under the ‘office of profit’.
AAP claimed BJP and Congress were behind the petition and wanted disqualification of its MLAs because they want to “avenge” their defeat in Assembly polls last year. (AGENCIES)
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