Punjab CM Mann meets President Murmu, seeks cancellation of 6 Rajya Sabha MPs’ membership

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met with President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday

He urged the President to terminate the membership of six Rajya Sabha MPs from the state who recently switched allegiances to the BJP

The development follows a major setback for the Aam Aadmi Party on April 24, when seven of its ten Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party and merged with the BJP

Out of the seven MPs who left the party, six were from Punjab, significantly impacting the AAP’s representation from the state in the Upper House

After the meeting, Mann told reporters that the six Rajya Sabha MPs who left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) were "selected" by the party's elected MLAs in Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said there was a distinction between being “selected” and “elected,” noting that the Rajya Sabha MPs had been chosen by MLAs who were themselves elected by the people of Punjab

The Chief Minister submitted documents to the President, signed by all AAP MLAs from Punjab, formally seeking cancellation of the six MPs’ membership

AAP MLAs gathered at Rail Bhawan, close to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, exuded hope that the President would do justice to the party