The AAP on Tuesday defended its MP Raghav Chadha after the BJP accused him of forging the signatures of five MPs in a motion related to the Delhi services bill in the Rajya Sabha.
AAP alleged that the move it is an "attempt to disqualify" him as a member of Parliament.
The PTI report quoting Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh claimed that any MP can propose names for a select committee and that "signatures are not required" for it.
"Any MP can propose names for select committee without their signature. The BJP is spreading lies and rumours," he alleged, the report mentioned.
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AAP national spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the BJP is "cooking up a false case" against Chadha, it said.
"Those (MPs) who said that Raghav Chadha forged their signatures, they lied because there was no signature. Breach of privilege motion action can be taken against them. Just like they (Centre) disqualified Rahul Gandhi by creating a false case, BJP wants to do the same with Raghav too. These people are very powerful and can do anything. But we are not afraid of them," Bharadwaj was quoted in the report as having said.
Earlier, on Monday a select committee was proposed by Chadha in the Upper House on to examine the Delhi services bill.
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According to the report, senior AAP leader Atishi also claimed that the BJP accusing Chadha of forgery is "an attempt to take away his Parliament membership".
"It is BJP's attempt to take away the Parliament membership of Raghav Chadha through backdoor, just like Rahul Gandhi's membership was revoked," she alleged, the report said.
Earlier, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh had announced a probe into the complaints of at least four MPs that their names were included in a proposed select committee of the House for the Delhi services bill without their consent.
