Faceoff: CEC lying, says AAP

New Delhi, January 23

Its 20 MLAs disqualified, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today accused newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Om Prakash Rawat of having “lied” in an interview that the AAP MLAs were given two opportunities and sent notices (on September 28 and November 2 last year) for a hearing. 

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“In doing so, the CEC has tacitly admitted to not hearing the AAP MLAs,” claimed AAP leader Raghav Chadha. The disqualified MLAs have filed petitions in the Delhi High Court.  In his interview, Rawat had indicated that the MLAs had failed to come up with anything substantial to support their case — a claim countered by AAP leaders. Rawat was reported to have said that if the AAP MLAs wanted to give oral evidences, they should have said so. — TNS