Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has trained his gun on former party colleague Raghav Chadha and other defectors, using a broom analogy to question their exit from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Speaking during a special session of the Punjab Assembly, Mann dismissed the impact of recent defections, saying, “When a broom is used to clean the dirt, a few bristles come out but it doesn’t affect the broom.”
The remark came days after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs, including Chadha, switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), dealing a major blow to the party’s presence in the Upper House.
Mann asserted that AAP remained politically strong despite what he described as attempts to create an atmosphere of uncertainty.
He added that the party continues to expand its footprint across states, from Jammu and Kashmir to Goa, and holds a dominant majority in Punjab with 94 MLAs, far ahead of its rivals.
