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'Not considering AAP plaint against BJP MLAs for holding office of profit'

Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat that EC keeping a close eye on electoral bonds

Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat
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Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat

Sahil Makkar
Two days before the Delhi High Court announced its verdict on the disqualification of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat, in a conversation with Sahil Makkar, said the Election Commission was not considering a similar complaint filed by the AAP against Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Madhya Pradesh. Rawat said the election watchdog was keeping a close eye on electoral bonds. Edited excerpts:

The AAP made a similar complaint against Madhya Pradesh MLAs for holding office of profit. What is happening in the case?  
The office of profit has a constitutional and legal framework that stipulates that

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