Following the defection of three AAP Rajya Sabha MPs to the BJP, senior party leader Sanjay Singh on Friday accused the ruling party of attempting to destabilise Punjab through “Operation Lotus.”In a post on X, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal wrote, “The BJP has once again given Punjabis a shove.”Addressing a press conference, Singh said the MPs had “backstabbed” the people of Punjab, adding that it was a “failed attempt to undermine the government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann”.“These people have betrayed the people of Punjab by backstabbing them and joining the party which hardly has any electoral space in Punjab’s politics,” Singh said.He further asserted that Mann government’s “people-centric reforms” had unsettled the BJP, prompting efforts to weaken AAP. Singh alleged that central agencies such as the CBI and ED were being used to target party members.Singh also criticised Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, accusing them of betraying the party after benefiting from its support. Referring to Mittal, he said, “There was a raid by central agencies at Mittal, now he has joined the BJP. This is a misuse of power.”Continuing his attack on the BJP, Singh said the party had introduced the controversial farm laws and alleged corruption through electoral bonds. “By going to that party, do you think that you will bring some revolution?” Singh asked.