In a huge set back to the Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commision has recommended the disqualification of 20 MLAs of the party for allegedly holding offices of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries.
The EC has sent its recommendation to President Ram Nath Kovind.
The petition against the AAP MLAs was filed by Delhi lawyer Prashant Patel who sought their disqualification.
The petitioner had also claimed that the MLAs had enjoyed perks and benefits while they held the office of parliamentary secretaries.
The Congress had also on June 9, 2016, moved the Election Commission to seek disqualification of 21 AAP legislators.
Of the 21 MLAs, the proceedings against Jarnail Singh were dropped after he resigned as the Rajouri Garden MLA to contest the Punjab Assembly polls in February 2017.
