Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reacted sharply to the development and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he does not respect democracy and was only fearful of the AAP. The meeting presided over by Kejriwal deliberated on President Pranab Mukherjee refusing to give assent to the Bill to exclude the post of Parliamentary Secretary from the office of profit. At the meeting, many AAP leaders were severely critical of the Centre as they said President rejected the Bill on the recommendation of the Modi government. Petitions have been filed with the President seeking disqualification of the these MLAs on the ground that they occupied office of profit in violation of Constitution. Acting as a quasi judicial body, the Election Commission to whom the President referred the issue has sought replies of the MLAs.

Source: dna June 13, 2016 16:30 UTC