'Count Your MLAs': Mann Hits Back At Congress Over AAP Punjab Legislators 'Exodus' Claim

Amidst Delhi election defeat, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann dismissed Congress claims of AAP MLAs' exodus.

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann slammed Congress for its AAP MLAs exodus claim.

Source : PTI

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday hit back at Congress dismissing party leader Pratap Singh Bajwa's claim that some 30 AAP MLAs in the state were in contact with him, hinting towards a possible exodus. 

The development comes after Mann met with Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, which took place just days after the party's crushing defeat in the Delhi assembly polls. 

"Bajwa has been making the same claim for the past three years, and he can keep claiming it. He keeps saying that 30-40 MLAs were switching to Congress... I would ask Pratap Singh Bajwa to count how many MLAs they have in Delhi," said the CM. 

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The Tuesday meeting, which took place at the Kapurthala House, was attended by all the 91 MLAs of Punjab. Top leaders of the party including Manish Sisodia, former Delhi Deputy CM who lost his Jangpura seat to BJP's Tarvinder Singh Marwah were also present in the meeting. 

Following the meeting, Mann spoke to reporters saying that Kejriwal and Sisodia expressed their gratitude and thanked the state MLAs for their contributions towards the Delhi elections.

"The AAP government in Punjab is working towards building infrastructure and reducing the burden of tolls in the state. We have to fasten our work. The work undertaken by AAP in Delhi was never done in the past 75 years. Victory and defeat are part of the game," he said.

"We will use Delhi's experience in Punjab. We will work together. Our party is known for its work. During the meeting today, it was decided that in the coming two years, we will make Punjab a model that the whole nation will look up to. Punjab has always been forefront in all the fights," he added.