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AAP stages protests outside MP homes after defections to BJP in Punjab
Politics
Published on 25 April 2026
Workers call defectors traitors as AAP cites conspiracies
The Aam Aadmi Party held protests outside the residences of Rajya Sabha MPs Rajinder Gupta, Harbhajan Singh and Ashok Mittal after they switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party. AAP workers in Ludhiana and Jalandhar branded the defectors as traitors, while party leaders alleged the BJP is trying to destabilise them. AAP insists it remains united to serve Punjab and says those who left will face public accountability.
- AAP protesters targeted MP residences after BJP defections
- Rajinder Gupta and others were labelled traitors in Ludhiana and Jalandhar
- AAP alleges BJP is running conspiracies to destabilise the party
- AAP vows unity and warns defectors of public accountability
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