Name: Why EC disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs could be a blessing in disguise for Kejriwal
Uploaded: 2018-01-19T21:29:41+0000
Channel: Ankit Tyagi
Description: The Delhi CM has always blossomed playing the victim card.

Politics

The Delhi CM has always blossomed playing the victim card.

&lt;p id='p_1'&gt;In a volatile development, the Election Commission of India, headed by Achal Kumar Joti, has recommended to the president of India the disqualification of 20 MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party and part of the Arvind Kejriwal-led government of Delhi, over&amp;nbsp;&lt;a  rel='nofollow' href='https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/election-commission-recommends-disqualification-of-20-aap-lawmakers-1802130' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'&gt;&amp;ldquo;office of profit&amp;rdquo;&lt;/a&gt;. The EC has indicated that the legislators be disqualified for holding offices of profit as parliamentary secretaries, and the president is bound by protocol to follow EC guidelines on this matter, while taking the ultimate call in this regard.&amp;nbsp;While the AAP has approached the Delhi High Court against the EC recommendation, it still has a comfortable majority in the 70-seat Delhi Assembly, retaining 46 MLAs, 11 more than the 35 halfway mark. However, given that the president wouldn&amp;rsquo;t have any choice, but to go by the EC&amp;rsquo;s recommendation, the decision has been mired in controversy, quite expectedly.&lt;/p&gt;