NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goyal has issued a notice to the MLAs over the joining of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) rebel MLAs in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He has also been asked to appear in the Assembly. Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goyal has issued a second notice to his rebel MLA Col Devendra Singh Sahrawat from Bijwasan and anil Vajpayee from Gandhinagar.

also read Delay in release of BJP leader Priyanka Sharma, SC sends contempt notice to Mamata government

Also asked to file the reply by July 3. On the other hand, both the MLAs are also scheduled to appear before the Delhi Assembly Speaker on July 4. In fact, Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas has issued notices to both the rebel MLAs under the party change law as both the MLAs have now joined the BJP.

Earlier, rebel MLA from Bijwasan, Colonel Devendra Singh Sahrawat had approached the apex court against the earlier notice. He was shocked by the Supreme Court and the court refused to interfere in the matter. Anil Vajpayee, a rebel MLA from Gandhinagar, said, "It is up to you and Speaker Ram Niwas Goyal to prove that I did not join the BJP. Because according to the changed party law, I first send a notice to the party's president on behalf of the party that has not been sent," he said.

also read Mayawati attacks Yogi government's decision to include 17 castes in SC category