The petitioner who had sought disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs before the Election Commission (EC) for allegedly holding office of profit, on Thursday opposed their plea to cross-examine him, saying the move is aimed at prolonging the hearing. During the past hearings, the Delhi AAP lawmakers have been pressing for cross-examination of petitioner Prashant Patel, and officials of the State Assembly and State government to prove that by being appointed parliamentary secretaries, they were not holding any office of profit. Appearing for Mr. Patel, senior advocate Meet Malhotra told the Commission that the plea to cross-examine him has been filed to prolong the case till the time their term as MLA is over.
