The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has sought the removal of seven of its MPs who merged with the BJP from the Rajya Sabha, citing disqualification on grounds of defection.
Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs — Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Vikramjit Sahney, Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh and Rajinder Gupta — exited the party on Friday.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh, one of the party's three who remain in the Upper House, on Sunday submitted a petition to Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan seeking disqualification of the seven MPs.
The party has claimed that the seven MPs were elected to the Upper House on an AAP ticket but later decided to leave the party and join the BJP.
AAP to approach President Murmu separately, while also pursuing action in the Parliament.
