Expelled Aam Aadmi Party legislator Vinod Kumar Binny said yesterday he would withdraw support to Delhi government.
“I had given the Delhi government 48 hours to fulfill the demands, but till now they have not responded, so as announced, I am going to withdraw my support,” Binny said.
Binny also said that he has sought an appointment from Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.
The legislator had demanded the rollback of 6-8% surcharge on power, supplying 700 litres of water daily per family without any conditions and a probe against the corrupt people named by the party in its poll campaign.
The AAP won 28 seats in the 70-member assembly in the December 2013 and formed the government with the outside support of the Congress, which won eight seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party won 31 seats and the Akali Dal and Janata Dal-United one each, while an independent candidate was also elected.
Of the AAP’s 28 lawmakers, one was elected speaker while Binny was expelled for anti-party activities, bringing the party’s effective strength down to 26.
Also yesterday, the Delhi High Court asked the AAP to file its response on a plea questioning its source of funds.
A division bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Jayant Nath asked the AAP to file the reply by February 28.
AAP’s lawyer Prashant Bhushan told the court that central governemnt has given misleading statements that the party has not furnished the details of its accounts. However, these details have already been given to the government, he added.
“A lot of misleading statements were made on behalf of the central government that the AAP has not responded to any notice,” Bhushan said.
Additional Solicitor General Rajeeve Mehra objected to the arguments of Bhushan and said he was misquoted.
In other developments, a Delhi court said it would hear a criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tomorrow for allegedly giving “misleading information” in his affidavit filed prior to the elections.