Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh has been prevented from taking the oath as a Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. According to ANI, the Rajya Sabha chairman declined Singh's oath-taking, citing an ongoing examination of the matter by the Privileges Committee.

Governor Dhankhar has disclosed that the matter is under examination by the privileges committee. The Rajya Sabha's privileges committee is actively investigating a breach of privilege case against Sanjay Singh. He is currently facing charges in a money laundering case related to the now-abandoned Delhi excise policy. He was nominated for another term in the Rajya Sabha by the AAP in January.

In addition to Singh, the Aam Aadmi Party has put forward the nominations of former Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal and chartered accountant Narain Das Gupta for the Rajya Sabha.

Sanjay Singh approached Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court seeking interim bail for seven days to fulfill his duties as a Rajya Sabha MP and participate in the ongoing Parliament session from February 5 to February 9. Subsequently, he amended his application, requesting permission solely to attend Parliament for the oath-taking ceremony.

Extending his judicial custody until February 17, the Delhi court granted Sanjay Singh permission to attend Parliament under police custody and take the oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on February 5. Special judge MK Nagpal directed the jail authorities to facilitate Singh's presence at Parliament for the swearing-in ceremony.

The case concerning the Delhi excise policy involves accusations that the policy led by Arvind Kejriwal's administration for 2021-22, facilitated cartelization and showed favouritism towards specific dealers who purportedly paid bribes. Therefore, AAP denies these charges.

In the court hearing, the ED objected to the bail petition, asserting that Sanjay Singh played a role in establishing a special purpose vehicle for laundering the proceeds of crime stemming from the business resulting from alleged conspiracy related to liquor policy changes.

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