The Delhi BJP on Saturday alleged that party spokesperson Tajinderpal Singh Bagga’s mother and sister were being harassed by the Punjab Police, which has booked him for attacking Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over his remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ film. No immediate reaction was available from the police in Punjab or the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is power in the state.

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and party MP Parvesh Verma in a press conference accused the ruling AAP in Punjab of indulging in “vendetta” against its political opponents. “A team of the Punjab Police led by a DCP (deputy commissioner of police) reached Bagga’s residence at 2 am and harassed his mother and sister. Bagga had left from there and changed four places where Punjab Police followed him. This shows that the police is tapping phone of our leaders,” Verma claimed.

The Punjab Police has booked Bagga on charges of making provocative statements, promoting enmity and criminal intimidation following a complaint by an AAP leader. Verma questioned if democracy has come to an end in Punjab where people gave the Kejriwal-led AAP a massive mandate to rule for their welfare and development.