Expelled MLA attacks AAP govt, meets LG

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 27 2014 | 12:15 PM IST
Hitting out at AAP for not working on its promises, expelled MLA Vinod Kumar Binny today met the Delhi Lt Governor to take up issues which have not been addressed by the Kejriwal government and demand action against controversial Law Minister Somnath Bharti.
The Lakshmi Nagar MLA also claimed that the decision to expel him was taken to gag other dissatisfied party MLAs.
Binny, who met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to discuss issues which he claimed were not addressed by the AAP government and demand strict action against Bharti, said he has been given an assurance that law will take its own course.
"We demanded that action be taken in Somnath-African woman case. The Law Minister assaulted and misbehaved with African women during the midnight raid. The LG has assured me that law is equal for everyone and let law take its course," he told reporters after meeting the LG.
Binny, who is set to hold a dharna against the AAP government at Jantar Mantar, claimed that "The decision to expel me was taken to gag other party MLAs dissatisfied by the party leadership."
Asked about Binny's claims that some other MLAs were disgruntled with the party, Kejriwal said, "Who is here to save the government, we are here to work for the people."
Accusing the Delhi government of mocking constitutional bodies like the women's commission, Binny said the AAP wants that its government falls as they now want to save themselves from all those "false promises" which they had made.
"But I will not let them run away," Binny said, adding he has not received any letter from AAP and got to know about his expulsion only from the media.
Lashing out at the AAP government, he said, "The party which was formed to fight corruption and had called Sheila Dikshit and other leaders corrupt has not even initiated a probe against them."
"Delhi has broken its record in regard to cases of violence against women, and still women commando force promised by AAP has not been formed. They are playing with the lives of sisters and daughters.
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First Published: Jan 27 2014 | 12:15 PM IST

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