Sultanpur (UP), May 17 (PTI) A lawyers' strike on Saturday forced the postponement of hearing in two cases of poll code violation against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal at a special MP-MLA court here, officials said.

The cases will now be heard on July 5, they said.

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The cases date back to 2014 when complaints were registered against Kejriwal and others at Gauriganj and Musafirkhana police stations in Amethi during campaigning for then-AAP Lok Sabha candidate Kumar Vishwas.

The AAP chief's lawyer, Madan Singh, said Kejriwal filed a petition in the Supreme Court after which the top court granted him exemption from personal appearance in the two cases until further orders.

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"Saturday's scheduled hearings were postponed due to a lawyers' strike. The prosecution's apparent lack of interest in pursuing the cases has already led to prolonged delays in the proceedings," Singh said.

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