New Delhi, May 5 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday urged President Droupadi Murmu to cancel the membership of seven Rajya Sabha MPs who recently defected from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Speaking to mediapersons after calling on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Mann said that the merger is "unconstitutional" and a blatant violation of democratic principles.

Mann said, "...The way the Constitution was violated when seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs claimed they were a different party and merged with the BJP is unconstitutional. We demanded the cancellation of the membership of the AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who joined the BJP. If the Central government misuses its power in Punjab, we wil...