Sandeep Pathak, a Rajya Sabha MP who recently transitioned from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is facing two FIRs filed by Punjab police on charges of corruption and harassment. The FIRs, lodged in two separate districts, are reportedly non-bailable. Pathak stated he has not received formal notification regarding the FIRs and criticized the Punjab government for allegedly misusing state machinery against him. He emphasized that his departure from AAP was driven by ideological differences rather than personal gain, asserting his commitment to political principles regardless of success or failure. In response, BJP officials and allies, including the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), condemned the FIRs as a manifestation of AAP's political vendetta against dissenters. They accused the AAP government of using the police as a tool for political suppression, particularly after a significant shift where seven out of ten AAP MPs, including Pathak, defected to the BJP recently.