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Harbhajan Singh quits AAP over ignored ideas, joins BJP
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh said he left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the BJP because his ideas and suggestions were ignored during his time in the former party. In an interview…
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Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh said he left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the BJP because his ideas and suggestions were ignored during his time in the former party. In an interview with PTI, the 46-year-old former India spinner also addressed the protests outside his Jalandhar home after his switch, where effigies were burnt and he was called a 'Traitor'.
Harbhajan Singh entered the Rajya Sabha in 2022 as an AAP nominee. In April this year, he joined the BJP along with six other AAP members.
The Indian Opinion
Harbhajan Singh frames his defection as frustration with AAP's internal deafness, but the burning of his effigy and 'traitor' slogans show a fan base that treats party loyalty as national loyalty. Neither side gains much: AAP loses a celebrity Rajya Sabha member who rarely spoke, and BJP gains one more convert in a pattern that looks transactional. The real test is whether Harbhajan Singh's new party will actually listen to his cricketing suggestions, or just use his face.
Source: indiatvnews.com
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