New Delhi, June 22 -- Congress' Media and Publicity chairperson, Pawan Khera, on Monday termed the 'Operation Tiger' defection buzz in Maharashtra as "Operation Keechad" (mud), questioning the BJP over the rebellion in Shiv Sena (UBT).

Speaking to ANI, Pawan Khera questioned the intent of the BJP, accusing the ruling party of "stealing MPs" as they were restricted to 240 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

"This is operation 'keechad' because they could not the Lotus could not flower in these constituencies, but our question is why he (PM Narendra Modi) is so hurt because he stopped at 240 and not 400 seats, that now he is busy stealing MPs from other parties like TMC, now Shiv Sena, why? What is the intention? Is the intention to ac...