Following the arrest of two more MlAs of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday, the party on Monday decided to file a writ petition in the Delhi High Court against all the “false” cases framed against its MlAs. Since the party came to power in February last year, 11 AAP MlAs were arrested by the Delhi Police and their Punjab counterpart on different charges.
Party’s Delhi unit convener Dilip Pandey said the MlAs were being booked under a conspiracy. “There is an undeclared emergency in the Delhi by the Centre. With these acts, none of its MlAs, Ministers and workers will be scared,” he added.
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pandey said arresting AAP’s MlAs reflects BJP’s “political bankruptcy” and cowardice”. He claimed since the party came to power, one MlA has been arrested on an average every month.
“We still have 55-56 more MlAs. Modiji can arrest them all. They are already using the Delhi and Punjab Police for this year. Now they can also deploy Gujarat and Goa Police for arresting AAP MlAs,” said Pandey.
AAP’s Seemapuri MlA Rajendra Pal Gautam said there is a pattern in the cases filed against his party MlAs. He said from filing of the complaint till registration of an FIR, different statements are given. “There is a conspiracy to muzzle the voice of the Delhi Government and its MlAs,” he alleged.
“We are approaching the cases. We have gathered most of our cases and prima facie it can be said that this is done under a conspiracy. The way cases are registered and the MlAs are arrested reveal there is a conspiracy behind it,” Gautam added.
On Sunday, the Delhi Police arrested Amanatullah Khan, an MlA from Okhla, after a woman alleged that he had tried to mow her down with his car. Another MlA from Mehrauli, Naresh Yadav, was also arrested by the Punjab Police in connection with the alleged Malerkotla sacrilege incident.
Gautam said if the police want to arrest an MlA then they can give a notice under Section 160 of the CrPC.