A Delhi court on January 6 allowed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh to personally file nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election. Mr Singh is in jail since October last year in connection with now scrapped Delhi excise policy.
Mr Singh, through his counsel had filed an application before the court of Special judge, M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue court Seeking directions to the jail authorities to produce him before the Returning Officer appointed for conduction of elections for the posts of members of Rajya Sabha.
On January 4, this court had permitted Mr Singh to put his signatures on the ‘Nomination Form’ and its supporting documents to be filed in connection with his election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.