New Delhi, June 12 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of pressuring party MPs through "Operation Lotus" but asserted that the TMC will not succumb to these tactics.

Speaking to ANI, Azad alleged that the BJP pressured MPs who initially did not sign, with police stationed outside their homes and some houses demolished. Families were intimidated, causing fear among the lawmakers. He cited first-time MP Bapi Haldar, whose house was completely destroyed, as one of the eight who eventually signed, noting that the BJP now requires their support to secure a two-thirds majority.

"The way those MPs who didn't sign were pressured... BJP people were sitting in their houses, police were guar...