AAP’s ‘lone’ Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab: ‘They couldn’t dare ask me to switch’
Indian Express·3h ago·Neutral
What Happened
AAP's Baba Balbir Singh Seechewal remains the only Punjab Rajya Sabha MP after six colleagues defected to BJP. Seechewal told Indian Express he received informal suggestions to switch but refused. He attributed his loyalty to environmental commitments and ground-level work on issues like Buddha Nullah cleaning and flood relief, distinguishing himself from defectors nominated from Delhi.
Key Entities
Baba Balbir Singh SeechewalAAP (Aam Aadmi Party)BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)Ashok MittalRaghav ChadhaHarbhajan SinghVikramjit SahneyRajinder GuptaSandeep PathakBhagwant MannPunjabRajya Sabha