Menu

2 FIRs lodged against ‘turncoat’ Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, Punjab Police reach parliamentarian’s Delhi residence
📰
0

2 FIRs lodged against ‘turncoat’ Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, Punjab Police reach parliamentarian’s Delhi residence

The Indian Express·Raakhi Jagga·about 1 month ago
#3shmsHbO
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak (File Photo). The Punjab Police have registered two FIRs against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently switched from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sources said non-bailable offences have been invoked in both FIRs. A Punjab Police team also reached Delhi on Saturday morning in connection with the case. However, sources claimed that Pathak had left his residence through the rear exit before the police team arrived. The development comes in the backdrop of a Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) raid conducted on April 30 at the Dhaula-based unit of Trident Group. Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta, who also joined the BJP from the AAP along with Pathak, is the chairman emeritus of the group. Reacting to the police action, Punjab BJP working president Ashwani Sharma alleged political vendetta. “The fear of Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal has now come to the fore.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More