AAP Workers Protest Outside Harbhajan Singh’s Residence, Deface Walls With ‘Gaddar’ Graffiti

Raghav Chadha, Harbhajan Singh, along with 2/3rd MPs of AAP, merged with the BJP yesterday.

Chadha informed that Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikramjit Singh Sahney and Swati Maliwal have also switched to the BJP.

Several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers vented their anger against ace cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, one of the seven MPs who switched sides to the BJP, and defaced his residence by writing “Gaddar” (traitor) on the walls.

The incident came amid a deepening political crisis in Punjab following seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak, Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Ashok Mittal and Vikram Sahney, have shifted allegiance, triggering sharp reactions from party workers and leaders.

Raghav Chadha, 6 Others Quit AAP

In a major blow to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal joined the BJP on Friday after severing ties with the AAP.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, Chadha claimed that nearly two-thirds of AAP’s Upper House MPs are set to move with him, marking a major setback for the party led by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

“We have decided that we, the 2/3rd members belonging to the AAP in Rajya Sabha, exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP,” Raghav Chadha said at a press conference.

While addressing a press conference, the Rajya Sabha MP accused the Kejriwal-led party, who came to power in Delhi over promises to fight corruption, of moving away from honest politics.

The 37-year-old Chadha had been associated with Kejriwal since the party’s early days. A chartered accountant by profession and an alumnus of Delhi’s Modern School, he first connected with Kejriwal during the final phase of the India Against Corruption movement, when discussions were underway about forming a political party. He soon emerged as a prominent face of AAP as its national spokesperson and was appointed national treasurer at the age of 26.

By exiting together, the MPs have invoked the two-thirds merger provision under the Tenth Schedule, allowing them to retain their Rajya Sabha seats.

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