President's order disqualifying the 20 AAP MLAs is complete miscarriage of natural justice. No hearing, no waiting… https://t.co/6OAj2kRWjQ — Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) 1516535698000

(With inputs from agencies)

NEW DELHI: Hours after it was dealt a blow by President Ram Nath Kovind , the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had an unlikely defender in the form of BJP leader Yashwant Sinha ."President's order disqualifying the 20 AAP MLAs is complete miscarriage of natural justice. No hearing, no waiting for High Court's order. It is Tughluqshahi of the worst order," tweeted Sinha.Sinha was referring to the President accepting the Election Commission 's recommendation to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs, for holding offices of profit as parliamentary secretaries between March 2015 and September 2016.His post was retweeted by the official handle of AAP.The disqualification of the MLAs will clear the way for by-elections in Delhi.Sinha has been in an increasingly combative mode with his party, going up against finance minister Arun Jaitley , his own son and minister Jayant Sinha, and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi .The former finance minister has previously taken on the Centre over its economic policies.