New Delhi, April 24 -- Following the merger of seven Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MPs with the BJP, party leader Sanjay Singh on Friday lashed out at the MPs, labelling them "traitors" to the people of Punjab.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, Singh accused the BJP of orchestrating what he called "Operation Lotus" in a targeted attempt to dismantle the progress made by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's government.

"Bharatiya Janata Party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have begun their 'Operation Lotus' to stop the good work of Punjab's Bhagwant Mann Government...7 AAP Rajya Sabha MPs are joining the BJP. The people of Punjab should remember these 7 names. These 'traitors' of Punjab would never be forg...