Ajay Maken demands resignation of 21 AAP MLAs accused in office of profit case

Delhi Congress Chief and former Union Minister Ajay Maken today said that all 21 MLAs of the ruling Aam Adami Party(AAP) should resign on 'moral grounds' as the Election Commisssion of India has found them guilty in office of profit case.

"If they (AAP) claim to be aam adamis then they should resign immediately on moral grounds as the Election Commisssion has declared that they have enjoyed the benefits of a minister during in the office of profit case," said Maken.

He said that in year 2006 similar accusations were made against Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and she had resigned immediately.

"When such accusations were made against Sonia Gandhi, she did not wait for an enquiry. She resigned immediately and contested the elections again and won with a historic margin. The AAP MLAs should do the same," said Maken.

READY TO FACE AAP IN ELECTIONS: MAKEN

He said his party is ready for elections if the AAP MLAs are disqualified or if circumstance arise for by-election.

"In our survey, we have found that our vote percentage is rising in many AAP ruled area. Th party has been exposed and we are ready to face them in elections," said Maken.

Earlier on Friday, the Election Commission of India had rejected the plea of AAP to drop office of profit case against them. The hearing in this case concluded on March 27 and EC had reserved the matter.

The controversy was triggered in year 2015 when CM Arvind Kejriwal appointed 21 AAP MLAs as parliamentary secretaries.

Activist Prashant Patel had filed a plea in EC against AAP MLAs for having an office of profit."They (AAP MLAs) were enjoying facilities of a minister. The Delhi High Court had cancelled their posts but it never said that the matter is and void what the AAP leaders are claiming. The matter can now go to the President who can take a decision over their disqualification," said Patel.

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