Chandigarh, Nov. 3 -- Punjab Congress president Pargat Singh and leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over its leaders joining the BJP, describing the ruling party as a "sinking ship" and predicting that more leaders would quit in the coming days.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, the Congress leaders said that only three AAP leaders had left so far, but several others were likely to follow. They added that the Congress had no use for "silent" leaders or political entrants whose conduct and track records remained questionable.

Pargat likened AAP to a wall of sand, saying it would collapse once a few bricks began to come loose. He alleged that leaders facing que...