Raghav Chadha Dodges Question After AAP Removes Him As Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader - Watch

Aam Adam Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha refused to comment on the brewing controversy between him and his party day after he was removed as AAP’s Deputy Leader in the Upper House. When confronted by reporter to seek his reaction on the matter, the Rajya Sabha MP politely refused to comment. While being confronted, the reporter asked. “Only one question Sir, only one…” however Raghav Chadha didn’t make any statement on the matter.Earlier on Thursday, Raghav Chadha posted a video on social media highlighting issues he raised as deputy leader of the party in the House, hours after being removed from the post. The montage mentioned issues like tax burden on the middle class, data expiry problem, paternity leave as a right in India, and excess

baggage charges at airports.Earlier that day, AAP wrote to the Rajya Sabha secretariat seeking the removal of Chadha as the party's deputy leader in the House, and proposed Punjab MP Ashok Mittal as his replacement.

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According to sources, the letter stated that Chadha -- a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab -- should not be allotted time for speaking in the House from the AAP's quota.Once considered a close confidant of Kejriwal and among the youngest MPs in the country, Chadha had played a key role in party affairs, particularly in Punjab and during the AAP's tenure in Delhi.

AAP Accuses Raghav Chadha of Indulging in Soft PR, Not Attacking PM Modi

Day after Raghav Chadha’s video, AAP on Friday back at party MP accusing him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR".Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party's line on several matters in Parliament and did not join opposition walkouts on key issues.

"We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal, the Centre doesn't care about soft PR or talking about samosas at airport canteens when bigger issues are at stake," Bharadwaj said in a video posted on X."Whenever the Opposition staged a walkout in Parliament, you (Chadha) did not participate. You did not raise issues concerning Punjab, from where you are elected, and you hid in a foreign country when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested," he added.AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda also criticised Chadha, questioning whether someone who "fears" Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fight for the country."In West Bengal, the right to vote is being snatched away. When a proposal against the CEC came up in the House, you (Chadha) refused to sign it," Dhanda said on X."In Parliament, we get limited time to speak, and it can be used either to fight for the nation or discuss trivial matters like cheaper samosas at airport canteens," Dhanda said, adding that Chadha has been hesitant to speak on "real issues" for the last few years.The remarks came after Chadha earlier in the day said he was "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the AAP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha.With inputs from PTI