Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh, along with other Opposition members, continued to stay on the Parliament lawns for the night to protest Mr. Singh’s suspension. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Singh linked his suspension to the government’s alleged fear of losing the vote on the controversial Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
The Bill replaces an Ordinance that takes away the elected Delhi government’s authority on bureaucracy and hands it over to the Lieutenant-Governor.
“It is very clear that my suspension was pre-planned. The government is afraid, especially more so after the formation of INDIA [a coalition of 26-parties], that it will lose the vote on the black law [Delhi Ordinance]. I have no doubt the Bill will still be defeated,” he said.
