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Office of profit case: Prez Kovind approves disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs

EC said by being parliamentary secretaries, they held office of profit and were liable to be disqualified as MLAs of Delhi Assembly

President Ram Nath Kovind making his maiden address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day
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President Ram Nath Kovind making his maiden address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day.

Press Trust of India New Delhi
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday accepted the Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify 20 MLAs of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party for holding offices of profit.

A notification issued by the law ministry quoted the president as saying that in the light of the opinion expressed by the Election Commission (EC), the 20 members of the Delhi legislative assembly have been disqualified.


The AAP MLAs were appointed parliamentary secretaries and their appointment was described as them holding offices of profit by a petitioner. 

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