The Supreme Court on Thursday dropped contempt proceedings against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari for interfering with sealing activity, but termed his actions as "misplaced bravado".

Although the apex court spared him of any penalty, it admitted that it was ‘pained’ that such action should come from an elected representative.  The court also left it to the party leadership to see if it felt necessary to take action against its MP.

Earlier, Tiwari told the Supreme Court that he had broken the seal of premises here as a "symbolic protest" against the illegal action of officials of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and was willing to accept the role of 'sealing officer' as suggested by the apex court.

He said he was willing to assist in executing the directions with regard to sealing and if the court-mandated monitoring committee was dissolved, he would make the city a "better liveable and lawful place" within four years.

Tiwari, a Member of Parliament from the north-east Delhi constituency, said he had not "disobeyed" any orders of the apex court.

Tiwari, against whom the apex court has issued a contempt notice for allegedly breaking the seal of a premises which was being run in violation of the Delhi Master Plan, claimed that the monitoring committee and EDMC were misusing the authority of the court by trying to sensationalise the whole issue.

In an affidavit filed in the court, he said that no contempt was committed by him as he has not disobeyed the orders of either the court or the monitoring committee, and EDMC officials had sealed a premises in Gokalpuri area without following "due process of law".