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AAP stages protests, demands sack of four BJP ministers
New Delhi, June 29
The Aam Aadmi Party workers on Monday staged protests here, demanding
the sacking of the Bharatiya Janata Party's four ministers.
The
protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar around 10 a.m. and demanded action
from the BJP against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Human
Resource Minister Smriti Irani, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
and Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde.
As the AAP workers marched towards the Parliament Street, the security forces disrupted the protest and clashes took place.
The
AAP demanded ouster of Irani over the false information she allegedly
provided to the Election Commission about her educational qualification.
The party demanded resignations from Swaraj and Raje over their alleged
"impropriety" in former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi's case.
The
women's wing of AAP also joined the protest, demanding the resignation
of Maharashtra's Rural Development Minister Pankaja Munde over her
alleged involvement in a scam.
"The BJP is not doing anything. Amit Shah must clarify and act on it," one of the protesters said.
The AAP workers also questioned the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"The
PM should have openly spoken about Smriti Irani and Sushma Swaraj. His
silence will not be accepted," another protester said.