'Leader Not Present': AAP's Raghav Chadha Takes Dig At Hs Own Party In Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Friday (April 17) took a dig at his own party in the Rajya Sabha. While greeting Harivansh on beginning his third term as the Deputy Chairman of the Upper House, Chadha pointed out the absence of AAP's top leadership from the Rajya Sabha. The AAP MP said that neither the party’s leader nor its newly appointed deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha were present to welcome Harivansh. "The leader of the party I belong to is not present in the House. The newly appointed deputy leader of the party I belong to is also not present in the House," Chadha said."As the recently removed deputy leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak and to congratulate Harivansh Ji

on beginning his third innings as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha," he remarked.

VIDEO | AAP MP Raghav Chadha (@raghav_chadha), speaking in Rajya Sabha, said, "The leader of the party I belong to is not present in the House. The newly appointed deputy leader of the party I belong to is also not present in the House. I am the recently removed deputy leader,… pic.twitter.com/OP4ltN8EfG

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"In his previous term, my personal equation with Harivansh Ji was 'khatta-meetha' sour and sweet), but I hope and will try that in this new term, it becomes only 'meetha-meetha'," he added. He said the relation, at times, turned sour when we deviated from topics and got scolded by the Rajya Sabha Chairman and sweet when we remained focused in our statements and on the issue being discussed."I am sure Harivansh ji's vast experience will greatly benefit the functioning of the House and help uphold its dignity, decorum & democratic traditions," Chadha said on social media platform X.Earlier this month, the APP removed Chadha from the position of deputy leader of the party in the Upper House. The AAP currently has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, including seven from Punjab and three from Delhi.Also Read: AAP vs Raghav Chadha: The Controversy ExplainedThe AAP had appointed Chadha as the leader of the party in Rajya Sabha in place of Sanjay Singh in 2023.

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Earlier this week, AAP's new deputy leader in Rajya Sabha, Ashok Mittal, faced Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids. On April 15, the ED conducted searches on the premises of Mittal and the educational institutions promoted by him and his family in Haryana and Punjab, under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).