Patiala, Nov. 25 -- Amid mounting backlash from opposition parties and farmer unions, the Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suspended Nabha municipal council president Sujata Chawla and her husband, Manish Chawla alias Pankaj Pappu. Pankaj Pappu is facing allegations of stealing a tractor-trolley from the farmers' protest site at Shambhu.

Confirming the development, AAP Punjab general secretary, Baltej Pannu said, "We have suspended both - Sujata Chawla and Manish Chawla - for anti-party activities."

The action comes after the controversy escalated last week when discarded parts of the alleged stolen tractor-trolley were recovered from a pit at the official residence of the executive officer (EO) of the Nabha municipal counci...