Mainpuri, April 26 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Sunday slammed Raghav Chadha and other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs defecting to the BJP.

Yadav's criticism centred on the nature of Rajya Sabha appointments. Unlike members of the Lok Sabha, who are directly elected by the public, Rajya Sabha members are nominated by their parties and elected by state legislative assemblies.

Yadav argued that jumping ship after being hand-picked by a party leadership is a fundamental betrayal of trust.

"The party due to which you became a Rajya Sabha MP--as you did not get elected [by the public]--the party reposed faith in you and you crossed over to another party. This amounts to treason," Yadav told reporters.

Her remarks come ...