AAP asks Alka Lamba to resign from her MLA post

New Delhi: Member of legislative Assembly Alka Lamba was asked to resign from her post and from the party.

Her resignation was asked after she denied to support a resolution to revoke late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna in view of 1984 riots in the assembly.

Lamba said that she is ready to resign from the party.

"Party has asked for my resignation. I'm ready to resign but Rajiv Gandhi has sacrificed a lot for the country and I didn’t support the proposal in Delhi Assembly of taking back his Bharat Ratna. I've been asked to resign because I stood against the decision of the party", she said.

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Lamba walked out from the house after refusing her support to the resolution. In a tweet, she said, "I was asked to support the resolution demanding taking back the Bharat Ratna awarded to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Since I didn't agree to this, I staged a walk out. I am ready to accept whatever punishment given to me."

https://twitter.com/LambaAlka/status/1076169781324251136

The Chandni Chowk MLA said she was not happy with the demand to take back Bharat Ratna from Gandhi and staged a walkout in protest.

Interestingly, the AAP later distanced itself from the resolution. "After I staged a walkout, I got a message from the chief minister to tender my resignation," she said.

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When asked whether she will quit, Lamba added, "I have won on a party ticket. I will tender my resignation as demanded by the party," the former Youth Congress leader said.