AAP Removes Raghav Chadha from Rajya Sabha Leadership, Bars Him from Party Speaking Quota

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat stating that Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha should be removed from the position of Deputy Leader of the party in the Upper House, and that he should not be allotted speaking time from AAP’s quota, sources told Times Now. Chadha is one of the youngest members of Rajya Sabha. The AAP has also requested the Secretariat to appoint Ashok Mittal as AAP’s Deputy Leader in the Upper House, they said.

The AAP currently has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha, including seven from Punjab and three from Delhi.The AAP had appointed Chadha as the leader of the party in Rajya Sabha in place of Sanjay Singh in 2023. Also Read - The Divided States of I.N.D.I.A: Why This Coalition Falters in Assembly ElectionsIn a letter to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, the AAP party leadership has said that in the absence of Sanjay Singh, who has "health issues", Raghav Chadha will henceforth be the party’s leader in the upper house. Singh was then behind bars in the Delhi liquor policy scam case, now been dismissed by the Delhi High Court. Raghav Chadha is Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab has been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party since its inception. He began his political career by working with Arvind Kejriwal on the Delhi Lokpal Bill in 2012.Read More - Were Raghav Chadha and Rahul Gandhi Classmates? Check Who Else Studied at Delhi's Modern SchoolHe rose quickly within the Aam Aadmi Party. He was appointed as the party's national spokesperson and then its youngest treasurer.He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha polls from South Delhi but lost to Ramesh Bidhuri, before winning the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections from Rajendra Nagar. He has also served as vice-chairman of the Delhi Jal Board.In 2022, Chadha became the youngest Rajya Sabha MP at 33 and recently has been making headlines for his Parliamentary speeches.