Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Sangrur Narinder Kaur Bharaj addressed a press conference at the party office along with AAP Punjab State Media Incharge Baltej Pannu and spoke about an alleged attempt by the BJP under its so-called ‘Operation Lotus’ to approach her with inducements. AAP MLA Narinder Kaur Bharaj said, “The BJP is running ‘Operation Lotus’ across the country to topple elected governments.
A few days ago, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini tried to contact me. He tempted me with a BJP ticket from Sangrur and said that whatever demand I had would be fulfilled. He also offered a closed-door meeting.”
The AAP MLA further said, “I joined the party in 2014 at the age of 19, inspired by the policies of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Singh Mann. I am that worker who has put up posters for the party. Only the Aam Aadmi Party can give a small farmer’s daughter the honour of becoming an MLA at the age of 27.”
Taking on the Haryana Chief Minister, Narinder Kaur Bharaj said, “The way Saini Sahib has been roaming the streets of Punjab these days, it seems the BJP has sent him to Punjab on deputation. My advice to him is to stop worrying about me or Punjab and take care of Haryana. The people of Punjab and AAP MLAs stand like a rock with Bhagwant Singh Mann Sahib and Arvind Kejriwal ji.”
She made it clear that the party remains united. “Every worker, MLA and minister of the Aam Aadmi Party is united. We have entered politics to change the system and to provide health and education facilities, not to indulge in horse-trading. We are fully prepared for the 2027 elections, and such cheap tactics of the BJP cannot shake us.”
Meanwhile, AAP Punjab State Media Incharge Baltej Pannu also addressed the media and stated, “The BJP is once again unsuccessfully trying to crush democracy in Punjab through ‘Operation Lotus’. This is not the first time the BJP has tried to buy AAP MLAs, but they forget that Punjabis are known for their honour.”
He added, “Saini Sahib should keep his ‘Haryana Model’ where people are suffering under expensive electricity. Punjab follows the model of Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Singh Mann, where facilities like free electricity and SSF exist, which are nowhere to be seen in your failed Haryana Model.”
Baltej Pannu further said, “Four years of the Punjab government are about to be completed, yet BJP’s glamour and offers worth crores of rupees could not sway even a single MLA. AAP MLAs are sons and daughters of ordinary households, whom traditional parties used to mock by calling them ‘material’ or ‘band-baaja walas’.
We warn the BJP to put this ‘For Sale’ sign in some other state, because neither any MLA nor any worker in Punjab is for sale.” Baltej Pannu concluded by saying, “The post of Chief Minister carries a certain dignity, which must be understood and upheld. Instead of hatching conspiracies to break other parties, Saini Sahib should learn from the AAP model how to serve people honestly.
Let it be clear that no matter how much the BJP increases its activities in Punjab, it should remove this illusion that any MLA will be intimidated or broken. What could not happen in Delhi will never happen on the soil of Punjab.”