A Delhi Court has granted permission to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh to sign paperwork for his Rajya Sabha re-nomination, on condition that his present time period concludes on January 27. Ahead of the tip of his present time period, the jailed AAP leader has been nominated once more by the celebration for the Upper House. To facilitate the method of acquiring a ‘No Dues Certificate’ from Rajya Sabha, an software was submitted in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court in search of authorisation to get hold of Singh’s signature on an ‘Undertaking.’
Court rejects Singh’s bail plea
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Singh approached the Delhi High Court in search of bail in reference to a cash laundering case in reference to the Delhi excise coverage rip-off case. Earlier on December 22, his bail plea was rejected by the Rose Avenue court. The court additionally prolonged his judicial custody until January 10 when the matter was heard by Special Judge MK Nagpal.
“The Court is of prima facie view that the case against him is genuine. Evidence shows his involvement in the alleged offence of money laundering. There are reasonable grounds for believing that he is guilty of the alleged offence of money laundering,” the bench said.
RS chairman declines AAP request
Following the rejection of Singh’s bail plea, the AAP had requested the Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to appoint Raghav Chadha because the celebration’s interim leader within the Upper House. The request, nevertheless, was turned down as Rajya Sabha officers urged some corrections within the letter despatched to the Chairman for nominating Chadha as “interim leader”
With Dhankhar turning down Kejriwal’s request citing guidelines, Singh continues to stay the leader of the AAP within the Rajya Sabha. Under The Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act, referred to by Dhankhar in his letter to Kejriwal, there is no such thing as a provision for ‘interim leader’.
In the letter to Dhankhar dated December 14, Kejriwal wrote: “I would like to propose the name of Raghav Chadha as the interim party leader in the Rajya Sabha until further changes are deemed necessary. We request that this change be allowed as per the rules and procedures of the Rajya Sabha.”
(With inputs from businesses)
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