The controversy against AAP MLA Amantullah Khan has given enough ammunition to the AAP’s Opposition parties in Delhi.
The controversy against AAP MLA Amantullah Khan has given enough ammunition to the AAP’s Opposition parties in Delhi. The Delhi Congress unit has demanded that the MLA must resign from the Delhi Assembly on moral grounds. While the AAP has refused to accept the Okhla MLAs resignation, it has also given him a clean chit after the party’s “internal inquiry.”
This demand from the grand old party comes a day after Mr Khan wrote a letter to party national convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and resigned from all posts.
“This time, the allegations are being levelled by his own sister-in-law. The charges have not been made by the Congress, BJP or any other political party. If he has resigned on moral grounds, I think he should also resign from the Assembly,” Congress leader and former Waqf Board chairman Haroon Yusuf said.
“The AAP claims to be a messiah for women in Delhi, but its own ministers are now being involved in sex scandals. The Waqf Board chairman is now involved in a women exploitation case. I believe that there are many more leaders like him in AAP. I don’t know what criteria did Arvind Kejriwal had set where he said that there was a three-level check,” he added. The AAP legislator on Saturday wrote to Mr Kejriwal and resigned from all government posts, saying that he was “tired” of giving “clarifications” on various allegations levelled against him.
In his letter to Mr Kejriwal, Mr Khan said, “I exposed several corruption of the previous government after I became the chairman of Delhi Waqf Board. I have been working wholeheartedly to serve the people of Delhi. But some people are not liking my honesty and dedication. False allegations are being levelled against me and my family and I have been tired of giving justifications regarding those.
Therefore, I would like to get relieved of all responsibilities party has given me. I resign from all posts,” he added. Mr Khan was arrested on charges of threatening a woman on July 24 and was released on bail on July 28.
