Supreme Court asks suspended AAP MP Raghav Chadha to tender unconditional apology to Rajya Sabha chairperson

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asks Attorney General R Venkataramani to apprise it of the developments after the Diwali vacation

Raghav Chadha. ANI file

PTI

New Delhi, November 3

The Supreme Court on Friday asked suspended AAP lawmaker Raghav Chadha to tender an unconditional apology to Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar on the select committee issue, and hoped that he would take a “sympathetic” view of the matter.

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to apprise it of the developments after the Diwali vacation.

The CJI said the lawmaker would have to meet the Rajya Sabha chairperson to tender an unconditional apology. The Vice President, in turn, may take a sympathetic view of the matter and take further steps.

Chadha has been under suspension since August 11 after some MPs, a majority from the ruling BJP, accused him of adding their names to a motion without their consent. The motion sought constitution of a select committee to examine the contentious Delhi Services Bill.

It was alleged that the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab had moved a motion to refer the Delhi Services Bill to the select committee.

He had allegedly named some lawmakers as members of the proposed committee and it was claimed that some of the MPs had not given their consent for it.

Taking note of the complaint, the chairman suspended Chadha, pending an inquiry by the Committee of Privileges.

Chadha says he has sought appointment to meet RS Chairman

Meanwhile, Chadha on Friday said he has sought an appointment from Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for an early meeting over his suspension as an MP.

In a post on ‘X’, Chadha said, “Pursuant to order of the Hon’ble Supreme Court today where I undertook to meet the Hon’ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha personally, I have sought an appointment from the Hon’ble Chairman for an early meeting in respect of my suspension as a Member of Parliament.”