MLAs Disqualification Row: Defiant AAP Says Not Afraid of Elections, Claims Party 'Victimised' by EC

New Delhi: The AAP on Saturday claimed to be "victimised" in the wake of the Election Commission's recommendation to disqualify its 20 MLAs for holding offices of profit, and asserted that it was "not afraid of elections".

AAP Delhi unit chief Gopal Rai alleged that the poll panel failed to give the party a hearing before sending its recommendations to President Ram Nath Kovind.

"It is an undemocratic step. They are taking revenge from people of Delhi, the government and Chief Minister of Delhi" he said.

The AAP leader said the appointment of parliamentary secretaries had come up in 11 states, but only AAP was being targeted.

"This is double standard. Doesn't the constitution apply to all? We are being victimised. It is worse than British Raj," he said.

Underlining the AAP's connect with people, Rai said, "We are not afraid of elections. People decide our destiny".

In a blow to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the Election Commission had on Friday asked the president to disqualify 20 of its MLAs for holding offices of profit, setting the stage for their ouster from the assembly.