Delhi Speaker disqualifies 2 more rebel AAP MLAs

Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel disqualified two rebel Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Anil Kumar Bajpai and Col. Devinder on the grounds of defection for his association with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

New Delhi: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Thursday disqualified two Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs - Anil Kumar Bajpai and Col. Devinder Sehrawat - from the House on grounds of defection.

The Speaker took the decision on a petition received from AAP spokesperson and MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj, a statement from the Assembly read.

The disqualification of Bajpai takes effect from May 3 and of Sehrawat from May 6 -- the dates they joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and informed the media.

"Consequently, the Gandhi Nagar and Bijwasan seats have fallen vacant," a statement from the Assembly read.

Last week, Goel had disqualified another rebel AAP lawmaker Kapil Mishra from the Legislative Assembly under the anti-defection law. On August 5, the former AAP leader moved the Delhi High Court challenging Goel's decision.