The Punjab Police has reportedly withdrawn the security cover of Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh, who recently switched to the BJP from AAP, sources said.
The security cover, comprising 9-10 policemen, was withdrawn on Saturday, they added.
Ahead of the withdrawal, AAP workers held protests outside the residences of Singh and other BJP-joined lawmakers in Ludhiana and Jalandhar, writing 'Gaddar' (traitor) on the boundary walls with spray paint.
This comes after AAP Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak announced their exit from the party, joining the BJP along with five other MPs.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann dubbed the seven leaders "gaddars" and alleged that the BJP was trying to break the AAP and had "betrayed the people of Punjab".
