Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari, against whom a contempt notice was issued Wednesday by the Supreme Court for breaking the seal of a premises in Gokalpuri, said he will be "lucky" to appear before the court to "expose corrupt officials" who have raised "havock" in the city in the name of sealing drive.
He said it was time to "expose" those involved in "pick and choose policy" in sealing drive against the poor to "misguide" the Supreme Court.
The apex court has summoned Tiwari to appear before it on September 25, after taking cognizance of a report by its monitoring panel supervising sealing drive against violations of Delhi's Master Plan and other irregularities.
The Delhi BJP chief, accompanied by party workers and locals, had on last Sunday broke the seal on the premises of a house in Gokalpuri.
The premises was sealed by East Delhi Municipal Corporation as a dairy was allegedly being run from it.
While issuing the contempt notice, the Supreme Court had observed that it was unfortunate that an elected representative tried to defy court orders.
However, Tiwari said, "I am a public representative and I work under the oath of Constitution of India. My duty is to respect the law and also to oppose those who act illegally and make life difficult for people."