Two FIRs have been registered against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak in Punjab, days after he quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Pathak was among the seven Rajya Sabha MPs who recently left the AAP and merged with the BJP, significantly reducing AAP's Rajya Sabha strength from 10 to three.
The FIRs have been filed under non-bailable sections, and Punjab Police is making efforts to arrest the accused.
BJP has accused AAP leadership of political retaliation, alleging 'vendetta politics' and targeting dissenters.
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla questioned the timing of the FIRs and the AAP leadership's motives, claiming that several former AAP leaders were previously 'hounded' after exiting the party.
