When Chadha announced his departure from AAP on April 24, he had nearly 14.6 million followers, but the number of his followers dropped to 12.7 million by April 26
โBut today, this party is no longer the same old party. Today, thereโs a toxic work environment in this party. You are stopped from working. You are stopped from speaking in Parliament,โ Raghav Chadha said
"Everyone has the right to hold an opinion in a democracy. They [Mr. Chadha and others] must have faced some trouble, which is why they left," Mr. Hazare
In this video, we cover the major shake-up as Raghav Chadha joins the BJP, protests by Telangana RTC employees, a new Opposition move targeting the Chief Election Commissioner, Iran war and more.
AAPโs Punjab unit alleged that the BJP is using Raghav Chadha as a โtoolโ to split the party
The move comes amid Mr. Chadhaโs prolonged silence on matters related to the AAP, and his absence from several public events led by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal
Besides Raghav Chadha, Rajya Sabha MPs Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney and Swati Maliwal also quit the party
Whatโs going on between Aam Aadmi Party and its leader Raghav Chadha? Amid growing speculation, questions are being raised about his role within the party and the larger political context. We break down the developments, whatโs known so far, and what it could mean going forward. To discuss this, we are joined by Sayantan Ghosh, author of The Aam Aadmi Party: The Untold Story of a Political Uprising and Its Undoing.
To my colleagues in AAP who were forced to issue videos saying that 'Raghav Chadha failed to raise Punjab's issues in Parliament', here is a small trailer, says Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in a post on X
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha dismissed claims that he did not join Opposition walkouts, terming the charge a "blatant lie".
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann says Raghav Chadha went against the party line as he was unwilling to speak on issues such as deletion of votes in West Bengal
In the video message in Hindi, Raghav Chadha also said that he is that river, which when the moment comes, becomes a flood