Punjab Police Arrives at Sandeep Pathak's Delhi Residence; MP Flees Through Back Door

New Delhi: The Punjab Police has registered two First Information Reports (FIRs) against Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, who recently quit the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sources disclosed this information on Saturday. According to these sources, the two FIRs against Pathak have been registered under non-bailable sections. However, no further details regarding these FIRs have emerged yet.

What is the issue?

Meanwhile, reports have surfaced that a team from the Punjab Police arrived at his official residence in Delhi with the intention of arresting him. To evade arrest, Sandeep Pathak was reportedly seen exiting his official residence through the back door. A video of this incident is currently going viral on social media.

Responding to reports regarding the registration of FIRs against him, Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak stated that he has no knowledge of such developments, nor has any police officer contacted him in this regard. He remarked, "I have served the country with honesty and integrity my entire life. The country is greater than any political party. I would never betray it, nor would I allow anyone else to do so. If action has been initiated against a person like me, it merely demonstrates the extent of their fear. I have nothing further to add at this moment."

Why is AAP angry with Sandeep Pathak?

It is worth noting that Sandeep Pathak is one of seven Rajya Sabha members who have left the AAP to join the BJP. On April 24, seven of the AAP's ten Rajya Sabha MPs—Sandeep Pathak, Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikramjit Sahney, and Swati Maliwal—quit the party, alleging that Arvind Kejriwal's party had strayed from its core principles, values, and fundamental ideals. Of these seven MPs, six hail from Punjab.

Subsequently, the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, C.P. Radhakrishnan, officially acknowledged their induction into the BJP, thereby reducing the AAP's strength in the Upper House to just three members.