Overview
- AAP’s Narinder Kaur Bharaj alleges she was offered a BJP ticket for Sangrur and a closed-door meeting, saying the approach came via a middleman.
- Saini rejects the claim, saying he does not know Bharaj or her constituency, and Haryana BJP figures label the accusation baseless and diversionary.
- Punjab BJP leaders in Sangrur issued a seven-day ultimatum for Bharaj to identify who contacted her, warning of protests and possible legal action.
- Bharaj maintains her source is a reputed person close to Saini and says she is not intimidated by threats of demonstrations or suits.
- The row revives AAP’s 2022 ‘Operation Lotus’ allegations in Punjab that led to an FIR with little visible follow-up, as both parties eye the 2027 state polls.