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Mann calls AAP defectors traitors as Punjab CM accuses BJP of destabilizing party
Politics
Published on 24 April 2026
AAP MPs who quit land in BJP orbit—Mann goes nuclear
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann escalated the AAP-BJP fight, calling AAP Rajya Sabha members who joined the BJP “traitors.” He accused the BJP of trying to destabilize AAP while dismissing the departures as insignificant compared with public loyalty in Punjab. Mann suggested the party’s strength remains rooted in voters, not a few who left.
- Bhagwant Mann brands AAP defectors as “traitors”
- He alleges the BJP is attempting to destabilize AAP
- Mann says Punjab voters remain loyal to AAP
- Departure of some MPs is framed as negligible
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