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The delegation formally urged the President to initiate the recall of seven Rajya Sabha Members of Parliament who had resigned from the Aam Aadmi Party on April 24 and subsequently merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The group was reportedly led by Raghav Chadha among others. According to the developments, the defecting members remain protected from disqualification provisions as they exceeded the two-thirds threshold of the party’s strength in the Rajya Sabha, a condition that prevents anti-defection action under existing rules.
The delegation accused the Punjab state administration of engaging in retaliatory political conduct by allegedly using state machinery in response to the defections. The Aam Aadmi Party leadership characterized the departure of the seven Members of Parliament as a direct betrayal of the political mandate given by the electorate in the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections, in which the party secured a dominant victory by winning 92 out of 117 seats.
The political controversy has further escalated as legal experts have noted that there is no constitutional or statutory provision that allows for the recall of Rajya Sabha members once elected, highlighting a significant limitation within the current parliamentary framework. This legal position has added complexity to the Aam Aadmi Party’s demand, even as the party continues to press its allegations and political objections at the highest constitutional level.
The meeting underscores an intensifying confrontation between the Aam Aadmi Party leadership and the defecting parliamentarians, reflecting broader tensions over party allegiance, parliamentary representation, and the limits of anti-defection mechanisms in Indian legislative practice.
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