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The Delhi High Court refused to stay the disqualification of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs for holding offices for profit. The court has also asked the Election Commission not to issue any notification for bypolls till the next date of hearing on January 29.
In a huge jolt to AAP, the EC last Friday had recommended the disqualification of 20 MLAs of the party for allegedly holding offices of profit as Parliamentary Secretaries, which was given assent by President Ram Nath Kovind.
The petition against the AAP MLAs was filed by Delhi lawyer Prashant Patel who had sought their disqualification. The petitioner had claimed that the MLAs had enjoyed perks and benefits while they held the office of parliamentary secretaries.
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