Sanjay Singh gets nod from court to attend Parliament to take oath as RS MP
Singh has denied the allegations, with the Aam Aadmi Party claiming its leaders are being targeted for political revenge.
A Delhi court on Tuesday granted fresh permission to AAP leader Sanjay Singh, arrested for alleged excise scam, to attend Parliament to take oath as a Rajya Sabha MP.
Special Judge MK Nagpal allowed Singh to go to Parliament in police custody on February 8 or 9.
The judge passed the order on the basis of the application filed by Singh and sought directions to the concerned jail inspector for physically taking him to Rajya Sabha to take oath as a member thereof.
The judge had earlier granted a similar request by Singh on February 3. However, the AAP leader could not take oath despite arriving in Parliament on Monday.
Official sources quoted Rajya Sabha’s instruction on August 11, 2023 that Singh’s suspension for unruly behavior during the monsoon session will remain in force and he cannot attend the proceedings until the Privileges Committee submits its report and it is considered by the House.
The application sought directions to the authorities concerned to take him to Rajya Sabha again on February 8 or 9, claiming that though Singh was taken to the House of Representatives on Monday as per the court order, “the oath was not given to him could be taken due to certain circumstances’. reasons”.
Taking into account the above facts and circumstances and to enable the applicant on his re-election to the said post to take oath as a Member of Rajya Sabha, it is ordered that the applicant be brought to Rajya Sabha, under judicial security and under appropriate circumstances. security in view of the swearing-in ceremony on one of the above dates, the judge said.
Enforcement of Directorate (ED), the anti-money laundering agency, had arrested Singh on October 4.
The agency has alleged that Singh played a key role in the formulation and implementation of the now scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-2022, which benefited certain liquor manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers for monetary reasons.
Singh has denied the allegations, with the Aam Aadmi Party claiming its leaders are being targeted for political revenge.
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First print: February 6, 2024 | 8:10 PM IST