Chandigarh, July 13 -- Punjab finance minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday accused the Congress and the BJP of working in coordination to protect drug traffickers and gangsters while attempting to "stifle the AAP's war against drugs through false FIRs and political pressure".

"We announced the assembly session for two days. Leader of Opposition Partap Bajwa rushed to the Chandigarh Police and submitted an online complaint. In just 24 hours, an FIR was registered against me and AAP's Punjab president Aman Arora," he said.

Cheema termed it a "politically motivated" action. "This shows how the Congress and the BJP are colluding to frame AAP leaders while ignoring criminals," said Cheema.The FIR w...