Expelled AAP MLA Binny ends strike in 5 hours, warns of major stir

Last updated on: January 27, 2014 22:11 IST

Expelled Aam Aadmi Party Member of Legislative Assembly Vinod Kumar Binny on Monday sat on a dharna against the Arvind Kejriwal government a day after he was thrown out of the party but abruptly withdrew the protest after barely four hours, threatening to launch a major agitation if his demands including passage of Jan Lokpal Bill are not met within the next 10 days.

The 39-year-old MLA said he will continue to support the AAP government on "public-related" issues despite being expelled from the party and decided to end his stir for now as Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and Anna Hazare had suggested that "some days" should be given tothe new dispensation to fulfill its promises.

"If the Kejriwal government fails to bring Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill in the given time, I would begin a protest across the country," Binny told reporters at Jantar Mantar.

In the morning the Laxmi Nagar MLA had met Lt Governor Najeeb Jung and demanded action against controversial Law Minister Somnath Bharti for his alleged role in the South Delhi rape episode.

"Action must be taken against Bharti. The law minister assaulted and misbehaved with African women during the midnight raid. The LG has assured me that the law is equal for everyone and let law take its course," Binny said after meeting the LG.

The MLA, who was expelled from the party on the night of Sunday for publicly making "false statements" against the party