New Delhi: After Jaya Bachchan and Amar Singh, the next MP to face political scrutiny for disqualification has been none else but UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
While the Opposition BJP alleges that Sonia Gandhi was 'holding an office of profit' as the Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee, the Samajwadi Party points finger at Sonia's holding the post of the Chairman of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
The BJP has, in fact, decided to consider moving the Election Commission for the Congress President's disqualification from the Lok Sabha for 'holding an office of profit' as Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee.
Leader of Opposition L K Advani has asked legal experts in BJP to study all legal aspects to find whether Gandhi can be disqualified from the Lok Sabha for being Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee and the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, party spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra told reporters after a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
Advani was responding to suggestions raised in this regard by party MPs, including former Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson Najma Heptulla, during the hour-long meeting.
"After studying all the legal aspects, BJP will take the next course," Malhotra said when asked whether the party would move the Election Commission in this regard.
BJP move comes a day after the poll panel recommended disqualification of Samajwadi Party MP and actress Jaya Bachchan on the ground that she was holding an office of profit as Chairperson of UP Film Development Board.
A similar petition seeking action against Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh has also been filed before the Election Commission.
(With PTI inputs)
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