Former India off-spinner and current Rajya Sabha member Harbhajan Singh, who recently crossed over from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with five other Rajya Sabha members from Punjab, spun a doosra at AAP on Friday by alleging that a Rajya Sabha seat from Punjab was ‘sold’.
Harbhajan’s response to social media taunt
Harbhajan, who has already restricted who can respond to his posts, was reacting to an X user's taunt on why he hadn't resigned from the Rajya Sabha seat ‘given’ to him and what was his compulsion to join BJP. “What price did you put on your conscience? I have heard that BJP has bid 25-25 crore for traitors — is it true?” the X user asked.
Harbhajan shot back: “When the time comes, every statement of yours will be answered. And I did not abuse any of your leaders. Why would I dirty my own tongue? And to those calling me a traitor, first ask your own people at what price the Rajya Sabha seat of Punjab was sold. If they don't tell you, I will tell you who received how much offering and from whose side. And how people were made ministers and officials to loot Punjab and deliver goods to the ‘Lala’. They have looted and finished Punjab.”
Earlier dig at Kejriwal
Earlier, in an apparent dig at AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal following a dig from an AAP supporter, Harbhajan had remarked: “...I wish your leader had 1% affection with Punjab....”
Congress leaders react
Harbhajan's reply was immediately lapped up by Congress functionaries, who urged him to make more ‘disclosures’.
“Harbhajan Singh's statement has exposed the ugly truth. The people of Punjab deserve answers from Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann,” said Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa. Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira dared Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to accept Harbhajan's challenge. Congress MLA Pargat Singh demanded clarifications from both AAP and BJP. They alleged that people of Punjab “already knew that Rajya Sabha seats were sold”.
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IP Singh is Senior Assistant Editor at The Times of India. He covers news in Jalandhar and neighbouring districts, and writes on politics, contemporary trends, Punjabi diaspora and heritage preservation. He specializes in deciphering religio-political peculiarities and complexities of Punjab. His hobbies include reading up on a variety of subjects.
