'They Are Traitors': Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Slams Raghav Chadha & Other Rebels For Quitting AAP & Announcing Merger With BJP - VIDEO
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Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday slammed Raghav Chadha and six other MPs soon after they quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and announced a merger with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling them traitors.
"...The seven MPs who are joining the BJP don't represent Punjab, they are traitors...They won't get anything in the BJP also," CM Mann said, speaking to reporters.
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#WATCH | Chandigarh | On 2/3rd MPs of AAP in Rajya Sabha announce merging with the BJP, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "...The seven MPs who are joining the BJP don't represent Punjab, they are traitors...They won't get anything in the BJP also..." pic.twitter.com/2FVufgqUyJ
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"The BJP finishes the party with which they ally...The people of Punjab support me wholeheartedly. They have a problem with the development of Punjab," he added.
#WATCH | Chandigarh | On 2/3rd MPs of AAP in Rajya Sabha announce merging with the BJP, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says, "The BJP finishes the party with which they ally...The people of Punjab support me wholeheartedly. They have a problem with the development of Punjab..." pic.twitter.com/u2UGxGrpIy
— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2026
Slams BJP
Slamming the BJP he said, “BJP has betrayed Punjab. They have lured some of our MPs into their side. The same ‘washing machine’ will be used here that works for Sharad Pawar’s party, that works for Uddhav Thackeray’s party, and that works for Congress as well.”
VIDEO | Chandigarh: During a press conference, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) says, “BJP has betrayed Punjab. They have lured some of our MPs into their side. The same ‘washing machine’ will be used here that works for Sharad Pawar’s party, that works for Uddhav… pic.twitter.com/AnogF1HnQs
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 24, 2026
Kejriwal Reacts
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has also reacted on X to the major jolt. "BJP ne phir se Punjabiyon ke sath kiya dhakka," which roughly translates to, “The BJP has once again wronged Punjabis.”
बीजेपी ने फिर से पंजाबियों के साथ किया धक्का
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 24, 2026
Sanjay Singh Reacts
AAP MP and senior leader Sanjay Singh held a press conference and slammed Raghav Chadha and the other MPs for breaking the party. He said the people of Punjab should remember these seven names and that they will never forget them.
'BJP Ne Punjabiyon Ke Sath Kiya Dhakka': Kejriwal's First Reaction After Raghav Chadha, 6 Other RS MPs Quit AAP, Announce Merger With Saffron Party#WATCH | Delhi | AAP MP Sanjay Singh says, "...The BJP has done the work of obstructing the good works done by Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government...7 AAP Rajya Sabha MPs are joining the BJP, the people of Punjab should remember these 7 names. The people of Punjab will… pic.twitter.com/7lZcW70dBX
— ANI (@ANI) April 24, 2026
"...The BJP has done the work of obstructing the good works done by Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government...7 AAP Rajya Sabha MPs are joining the BJP, the people of Punjab should remember these 7 names. The people of Punjab will never forget them," he said.