MORAL VICTORY FOR AAM AADMI PARTY
By Stephen Dias, Dona Paula The Delhi High Court needs to be complimented for setting aside the verdict of the Election Commission of India (ECI) disqualifying 20 AAP legislators appointed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for holding an office of profit as parliamentary secretaries. President of India Ram Nath Kovind committed a cardinal error by upholding the EC verdict, a clear case of partisanship, not in conformance with the democratic principles of justice and without giving a fair hearing to each of the 20 AAP legislators, in blatant disregard to natural justice. It may be recalled that the Supreme Court earlier had passed an order on the same issue that the office of profit was not defined explicitly in the Constitution. The Aam Aadmi party is making a valiant attempt to give their best in Delhi but have encountered huge roadblocks ostensibly by the BJP through the Governor of Delhi who has impeded the development of Delhi. The BJP Government at the Centre cannot stomach the fact still that the people of Delhi handed out such a tremendous mandate to Aam Aadmi Party. END