Arvind Kejriwal linked the cancellation to the AAP’s promise of abolishing house tax if voted to power in the municipal corporations, which go to polls on 23 April. Photo: PTINew Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that the cancellation of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) office allotment was part of a larger design to “finish” the party. The office allotment to the AAP by the Kejriwal government was cancelled by the Delhi lieutenant governor on Friday after the Shunglu Committee pointed out “irregularities” in the allotment. “This must be the first time in independent India that a ruling party is being denied office space in the state where it is in power. Meanwhile, party functionaries discharged duties as usual from 206 Rouse Avenue, the office space in question.

Source: Mint April 08, 2017 16:52 UTC