Rajya Sabha Chairman Blocks AAP Leader's Oath, Cites Privileges Case

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh was suspended from Rajya Sabha in July last year for violating directives of the Chair

Jailed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh will not take oath for his second term in Rajya Sabha today. Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar refused to allow Mr Singh to take oath, saying that the House's privileges committee is looking into the matter, news agency ANI reported.

The senior AAP leader was suspended from Rajya Sabha in July last year for violating directives of the Chair. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case in October.

A Delhi court on Saturday allowed him to take oath as Rajya Sabha MP today. He is currently in judicial custody.