Aam Aadmi Party has asked its Chandni Chowk MLA Alka Lamba to resign over the resolution in Delhi Assembly that sought withdrawal of Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian award , conferred upon former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi
“Party has asked for my resignation. I am ready to resign but Rajiv Gandhi has sacrificed a lot for country & I didn’t support the proposal in Assembly of taking back his Bharat Ratna. I’ve been asked to resign because I stood against the decision of the party,” Alka Lamba has been quoted as saying by ANI.
आज @DelhiAssembly में प्रस्ताव लाया गया की पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री स्वर्गीय श्री राजीव गांधी जी को दिया गया भारत रत्न वापस लिया जाना चाहिये,
मुझे मेरे भाषण में इसका समर्थन करने को कहा गया,जो मुझे मंजूर नही था,मैंने सदन से वॉक आउट किया।
अब इसकी जो सज़ा मिलेगी,मैं उसके लिये तैयार हूँ। pic.twitter.com/ykZ54XJSAv— Alka Lamba (@LambaAlka) December 21, 2018
The ruling party in Delhi had today passed a resolution in Delhi Assembly demanding that the Bharat Ratna awarded to the former prime minister be withdrawn over the 1984 riots. The resolution moved by AAP MLA Jarnail Singh was passed by a voice vote in the house.
In a tweet earlier today, Lamba clarified that she walked out of the Assembly as she was not in favour of the resolution
The resolution said that the AAP government in Delhi must inform in writing to the Home Ministry justice still continues to elude families of those who lost their lives in the 1984 riots,
Earlier this week, the Delhi High Court awarded life term to Congress leader in the 1984 anti Sikh riots case. He has been convicted in connection with murders of five members of a family after the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi.