New Delhi
Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, on Tuesday met President Droupadi Murmu along with three fellow MPs and raised concerns over alleged misuse of state machinery by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government following their decision to merge with the BJP.
In a statement after the meeting, Chadha said the delegation conveyed to the President that two-thirds of their MPs had exercised their constitutional right to leave AAP and join the BJP but were now facing what he described as targeted harassment.
We conveyed how the AAP’s Punjab government is misusing state machinery to target us for exercising our constitutional rights, after two-thirds of MPs chose to merge with the BJP. The party that once cried vendetta is now practising its most toxic form, he said.
Chadha said the MPs drew reassurance from the President’s response. We take strength from the President’s assurance that constitutional rights and democratic choices must be respected, he added.
Launching a sharp attack on AAP, he remarked that the party’s conduct had turned vindictive after their exit. AAP today behaves less like a political party and more like an obsessed, jilted ex bitter, vindictive, and unable to move on, he said. The BJP leader then detailed a series of alleged incidents to support his claims of harassment. He said that since April 24, 2026, when they formally merged with the BJP, multiple MPs had faced intimidation and pressure.
Citing one such instance, Chadha alleged that former cricketer and MP Harbhajan Singh was targeted, with slogans raised outside his residence in Jalandhar and objectionable remarks made against his family members. He further alleged that stones were pelted at the house, and anti-national graffiti was written outside, with the help of Punjab Police.
He also accused the Punjab government of targeting industrialist and Padma Shri awardee Rajinder Gupta. According to Chadha, Gupta’s factory in Punjab’s Malwa region — which he said supports around 30,000 families — was subjected to administrative action.
