AAP MP Sanjay Singh says the party will submit a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking disqualification of Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak. Singh argues that their move to the BJP amounts to voluntarily relinquishing AAP membership under the Constitution’s Tenth Schedule, triggering the anti-defection provisions.
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh says the party will approach the Rajya Sabha presiding officer to invoke the Tenth Schedule and seek disqualification of Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak. The move follows their reported shift to the BJP. Singh framed it as action for defection under constitutional provisions, setting up a potential legal and political showdown in Parliament.
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Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha announced he is leaving the Aam Aadmi Party and merging with the Bharatiya Janata Party, a switch involving seven MPs. By moving as a merged group, the proposal aims to avoid anti-defection disqualification rules. The decision reshapes AAP’s Rajya Sabha numbers, especially from Punjab, leaving only three MPs with the party.
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