Harbhajan Singh’s Z+ security withdrawn as soon as he left AAP, considered a big action by the government

As soon as Rajya Sabha member Harbhajan Singh joined BJP, the Punjab government has withdrawn his Z+ security. The security personnel deployed at his residence were ordered to report to the headquarters immediately. Opposition parties have termed it ‘politics of revenge’.

Amidst the turmoil in Punjab politics, the state government has withdrawn the Z+ category security of Rajya Sabha MP and former cricketer Harbhajan Singh. This step has been taken right after Harbhajan Singh resigned from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined Bharatiya Janata Party.

Security cordon changed after defection
According to sources, the security personnel of Punjab Police have been ordered to report back to the headquarters. Harbhajan Singh is among the seven Rajya Sabha MPs who have recently severed their ties with ‘AAP’ under the leadership of Raghav Chadha and joined BJP. Let us tell you that along with seven MPs Harbhajan Singh, big faces like Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal and Sandeep Pathak have also joined BJP.

AAP workers seething, effigies burnt from Jalandhar to Ludhiana, traitor written on walls
In Punjab, after the Rajya Sabha MPs of Aam Aadmi Party joined BJP, the anger of the workers burst on the streets. Strong protests took place in Jalandhar and Ludhiana on Saturday. The workers raised slogans outside the residence of MP Harbhajan Singh and Lovely Professional University and protested by writing ‘traitor’ in black paint on the walls.

In Jalandhar, protesters burnt the effigy of MP Ashok Mittal and smeared black ink on the posters put up outside LPU. The workers who arrived with black bands on their heads raised slogans like traitor of the party and traitor of Punjab. Traitor was written outside Harbhajan Singh’s house in the presence of police. When stopped, some workers even got into a fight with the police.

On the other hand, after the announcement of Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta joining BJP in Ludhiana, AAP youth wing surrounded the office of Trident Group in Kitchlu Nagar and burnt its effigy. Outrage was expressed by writing traitor on the walls. State Vice President of Youth Wing, Parminder Sandhu called it a betrayal of the mandate and termed it as politics of defection.