Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA from Ludhiana North, Madan Lal Bagga, on Friday accused the BJP of “spreading misinformation” about his leaving the party.He rejected speculation that he planned to quit the AAP. Bagga has already been renominated by the AAP from the seat, and his name appeared on the party’s first list of 40 candidates.In a statement, the AAP legislator stated, “I have been an AAP MLA for the last five years and am grateful to the party leadership, particularly AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and CM Bhagwant Mann, for reposing faith in me and giving me the opportunity to contest again.”Bagga added that he remained a “true soldier” of Kejriwal and Mann. He warned the BJP that Punjab was not Bengal and its people could not be intimidated through pressure tactics. He expressed confidence that the AAP would form govt again and vowed to fight the assembly elections with full strength.Rejecting any speculation about leaving the AAP, he said, “The BJP is rattled and is resorting to low-level tactics, but we will firmly counter every such attempt. The BJP must stop resorting to such tactics and understand that the people of Punjab will not be intimidated. The party has already tried to suppress farmers for four years, but it cannot impose its politics on Punjab through pressure and intimidation.”
