Mann criticizes AAP MPs for defecting to BJP, while Saini defends them and blames AAP leadership.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann criticized seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs who defected to the BJP, using a culinary analogy to suggest they lacked value without the party. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini countered, asserting the defectors were capable of independent action. Saini also criticized AAP's leadership for failing to deliver on promises and expressed confidence in Punjab's future under Prime Minister Modi.