AAP moves Delhi Speaker, seeks disqualification of 2 rebel MLAs
New Delhi: The AAP Wednesday approached the Delhi Assembly Speaker, seeking disqualification of its two rebel MLAs who joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, party spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj said.
The two MLAs - Anil Bajpai and Devinder Sehrawat - had been openly critical of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on May 3 and May 6 respectively.
Bharadwaj confirmed that a petition has been moved against the rebel MLAs, seeking their disqualification from the assembly.
The AAP's action comes months ahead of the Assembly polls in Delhi.
While Sehrawat said he had received a notice from the speaker, Bajpai said there is no merit in AAP's petition as the case of office of profit against him is still subjudice.
"Under the existing laws, they (AAP) have not issued a proper notice. Even on the BJP dais, I had said that I have not taken the party membership... There is a due process before seeking my disqualification and I have not received any notice directly from the AAP," Sehrawat said.
He said while the AAP is seeking his disqualification, the then BJP MPs Shatrughan Sinha and Kirti Azad had participated in several AAP programmes in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
Bajpai said, "The decision on my membership to the Legislative Assembly is still pending."
Last year, the Delhi High Court restored the membership of 20 disqualified AAP MLAs and referred the case back to the Election Commission (EC). The HC had said the disqualification of AAP MLAs was bad in law, and therefore remanded their plea back to the EC which will hear it afresh.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
