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AAP alleges Centre threatened MPs into joining BJP as petition awaits Rajya Sabha ruling
Politics
Published on 27 April 2026
The chairman’s decision could decide these MPs’ fate
AAP’s Sanjay Singh claims the Centre pressured seven Rajya Sabha MPs, including Ashok Mittal, to merge with BJP. Singh said he hopes Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan will rule favourably on his petition seeking disqualification. The charge follows the MPs’ switch to the BJP, raising questions over political defection and process in the upper house.
- AAP’s Sanjay Singh alleges Centre threatened seven MPs to merge with BJP
- Petition for disqualification is set to be taken up by Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan
- Ashok Mittal is among the MPs cited in the allegation
- The ruling could determine whether the defectors face disqualification
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