- Punjab CM seeks meeting with President on Rajya Sabha MPs.
- CM Mann to request recalling AAP MPs who joined BJP.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has sought an appointment with the President to discuss the recent political developments involving Rajya Sabha members from the state.
According to sources, Mann is expected to meet the President along with Punjab MLAs and present his case for recalling those Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab who have joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Raghav Chadha Joins BJP
The move follows Raghav Chadha’s decision to join the BJP, taking with him a significant section of the Aam Aadmi Party’s strength in the Upper House. Chadha announced that seven of AAP’s 10 Rajya Sabha MPs—meeting the two-thirds requirement—would merge with the BJP. He accused the AAP, that once came to power in Delhi over promises to fight corruption, of moving away from honest politics.
Harbhajan Singh and Swati Maliwal are among those merging with the BJP, Chadha said, listing Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak as the four other leaders.
“The AAP that I gave 15 years of my life. Now the party has stepped away from the honest politics. I am the right man in the wrong party. I am moving away from the party and going close to people. Today, the AAP is corrupt and compromised,” the 37-year-old leader added.
Justifying his move to switch to the BJP, Chadha said that AAP is no more the same party that it used to be.
“I was the founding member of this party. We, with full commitment established the party in Punjab, Delhi and other parts. Today, AAP is corrupt and compromised. The AAP is not the old party. I don’t want to engage in the wrongdoings of AAP,” he added.
He said he had only two options: either leave politics or do the right rights. He chose the second, he indicated, adding, “We, the two-thirds sitting member AAP from Rajya Sabha will merge with the BJP.
