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New Delhi [India]: Following the orders of the Delhi High Court, the Central Government has allotted a new office space to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). Bungalow No. 1, Ravi Shankar Shukla Lane, New Delhi will be the new address of the Aam Aadmi Party headquarters, said AAP.
Advocate Rishikesh Kumar representing AAP, said that the High Court had passed a judgement supporting them on June, 5 and said that the place must be allotted to AAP.
“On 5th June, the High Court had given a judgment in our favour and said that the place should be allotted to Aam Aadmi Party. There was a time limit of 6 weeks which expired on 17th July. On 16th July, the Union govt asked for more time. The court rejected their application and asked the Union for allotment by the 25th of July,” said Advocate Rishikesh Kumar.
“The union while complying with the court’s directions has offered us an allotment. The Party team is examining the place and after that, we will decide on further course of action…” he added.
Speaking to the media, Delhi Minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, “…Attempts were being made to oust AAP from its office and push it onto streets, that it be trampled on and finished. This is a common courtesy in politics that you allot an office to a party.
Unfortunately, we have to approach the Court even for this. We welcome that with the Court’s repeated directions, the Centre was compelled to allot an office to AAP. But it’s unfortunate and they should have allotted the office before we moved the court.”
The party’s headquarters currently operates from the Rouse Avenue area, which was allotted in 2015 after AAP formed the Delhi government with a full majority. Previously, the party was based in rented properties in the national capital’s Patel Nagar and Connaught Place.
More updates on the matter are awaited.