The delegation claimed that the state administration has initiated a series of retaliatory actions against the defectors. Among the incidents cited was graffiti at the residence of former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, describing him as a traitor. They also alleged that a factory owned by industrialist Rajinder Gupta was subjected to a raid, alongside First Information Reports registered against Sandeep Pathak.
In response to these allegations, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also met the President, urging that the defectors be disqualified on the grounds of having violated the electoral mandate. The Chief Minister maintained that all investigative actions undertaken by the state followed established legal procedures and due process.
Separately, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has acknowledged the merger under provisions of the anti-defection law, a move that has further intensified the political confrontation between the parties involved.
With competing claims of political vendetta and constitutional propriety now reaching the highest constitutional offices, the matter is set to escalate into a prolonged legal and institutional battle ahead of the forthcoming Punjab elections.
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