Office-of-profit case: EC rejects AAP MLAs' plea to cross-examine petitioner

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 17 2018 | 2:55 PM IST

The Election Commission today rejected a plea by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs to cross-examine a petitioner, who sought their disqualification, to prove that they were not holding any office-of-profit.

In its 70-page order, the poll panel said, "There is no occasion and need for the cross-examination of the petitioner as he is not a witness in the present proceedings and the respondents have failed to make out a case for calling any witness as pleaded in their applications. Therefore, this Commission dismisses the applications under consideration."

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First Published: Jul 17 2018 | 2:55 PM IST

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