Punjab Police File Two Non-Bailable FIRs Against Defecting AAP MP Sandeep Pathak
Seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who joined BJP under scanner; party strength reduced from 10 to 3 in Upper House
L'essentiel
- Punjab Police has registered two non-bailable FIRs against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently defected from Aam Aadmi Party to BJP.
- Pathak was among seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who resigned on April 24, alleging the party had strayed from its principles.
- Their merger with BJP reduced AAP's strength in the Upper House from 10 to 3 MPs.
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Pourquoi c'est important
The mass defection of seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs to BJP marks one of the largest political upheavals in Indian politics recently. AAP, which governed Delhi and Punjab, has seen significant erosion in its parliamentary presence. The party had previously been a strong opposition force at the central level.
Chandigarh: Punjab Police is learnt to have booked Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently defected to the BJP, sources said on Saturday. Two FIRs have been lodged against Pathak under non-bailable sections, they said. No further details about the FIRs have been disclosed yet.
Pathak was among the seven Rajya Sabha MPs who had quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the BJP. On April 24, the AAP suffered a jolt when seven of its 10 Rajya Sabha MPs -- Pathak, Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Vikramjit Sahney and Swati Maliwal -- quit, alleging that Arvind Kejriwal's party had strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
Six of the seven MPs were from Punjab. Later, Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan officially accepted their merger with the BJP, reducing AAP's strength in the Upper House to three.
Questions ouvertes
- What specific charges have been filed in the FIRs against Sandeep Pathak
- When exactly were the FIRs registered
- What is the basis for the police action against the defected MPs
