Punjab’s Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj on Thursday accused Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini of approaching her below the BJP’s alleged “Operation Lotus” and providing her a ticket from the Sangrur Meeting seat for the 2027 Punjab elections.

Addressing the media, Bharaj, a first-time MLA from Sangrur, claimed that Saini contacted her just a few days in the past and proposed a closed-door assembly to debate the BJP’s plans in Punjab. She alleged that he informed her the celebration wanted candidates from all constituencies and supplied her a BJP ticket from Sangrur.

“He supplied me a BJP ticket from the Sangrur seat to contest elections. I used to be informed that no matter demand I put ahead can be fulfilled,” Bharaj stated.

Rejecting the alleged provide, Bharaj stated she stays dedicated to the AAP. “Via the media, I wish to inform the Haryana CM that no matter I’m at present, I’m due to the AAP and the individuals of Punjab,” she stated. “The AAP and the individuals gave me id and I gained’t give as much as such politics of the BJP.”

Bharaj stated she grew to become the primary lady polling agent in her village on the age of 19 in 2014. She added that she joined the AAP after getting impressed by celebration leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann and their youth-oriented insurance policies.

“A daughter of a small farmer was given a ticket by the AAP when she was 27, and other people made me the Sangrur MLA in 2022,” she stated. “We got here into politics to vary the system and to make sure higher well being care and schooling for the individuals of Punjab.”

She additionally informed Saini to not fear about whether or not she would contest the 2027 Meeting elections or from the place she would contest. “He ought to fear about Haryana,” she stated, including that his frequent visits to poll-bound Punjab counsel that the BJP has despatched him on deputation to the state.

AAP common secretary and media in-charge Baltej Pannu supported Bharaj’s claims and alleged that the BJP had earlier approached a number of AAP MLAs below “Operation Lotus.” He stated the celebration’s MLAs come from humble backgrounds and have by no means shifted their loyalties.

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With PTI inputs.