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New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the political turmoil continued over the removal of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, left no stone unturned to criticise the party and its Convener Arvind Kejriwal, calling the latter "insecure" and AAP as "liphafa party". BJP National Spokesperson Shazia Ilmi said she was neither surprised nor did she found anything unusual in this. "This is the Aam Aadm ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Raghav Chadha, who has been a Rajya Sabha MP since April 2022, is known for highlighting everyday problems faced by ordinary citizens. His interventions in the Upper House have often gone viral for focusing on practical public grievances rather than routine political rhetoric. Some of the prominent issues raised by Chadha in Parliament include exorbitant prices of food and beverages at airports; rampant food adulteration affecting public health; exploitation ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJD and the Congress on Friday opposed the Railway Board's decision to exclude the Palasa-Ichchapuram section from ECoR jurisdiction and demanded a rollback of the move. The decision has also not been welcomed by a section of leaders of the ruling BJP. The Palasa-Ichchapuram section is currently under the administration of the Khurda Road division within the East Coast Railway (ECoR), and the board decided to merge the stretch with the newly formed South Coast Rail ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: CPI's Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar wrote to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday, alleging a "cash-for-ticket" scandal involving senior Congress functionaries and seeking transparency over funds collected by the party for landslide relief in Kerala. In his letter, Kumar accused Gandhi of running a "malicious campaign" against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala and said the Congress should introspect on allegations within its own ranks. "The Left, acr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) CPI's Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar wrote to Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday, alleging a "cash-for-ticket" scandal involving senior Congress functionaries and seeking transparency over funds collected by the party for landslide relief in Kerala. In his letter, Kumar accused Gandhi of running a "malicious campaign" against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala and said the Congress should introspect on allegations within its own ranks. "T ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP on Friday announced names of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, but its former state president K Annamalai is not in the electoral fray. The absence of Annamalai, a former IPS officer who was the face of the party during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, from the list of candidates comes amidst reports of differences over ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj and other party leaders on Friday openly criticised his party MP Raghav Chadha following his removal as AAP's Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader, citing concerns over his reluctance to raise issues against the Central Government. Speaking to ANI here, Bhardwaj asserted that Raghav Chadha "consistently hangs back" whenever the party wants to raise issues against the Central government in Parliament. "The primary dut ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress Lok Sabha MP Tariq Anwar, on Friday, hit out at veteran party leader Kamal Nath over his remark that there is "no gas or LPG shortage", calling the statement disconnected from ground realities and reflective of a lack of understanding of the hardships faced by common people. Speaking to IANS, Anwar said such claims were "laughable" and urged those making them to step out and witness the situation firsthand. "Now who can explain this to him (Kamal Na ...Read More >
New Delhi/Chennai: BJP Friday released a list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore. Though it was speculated that former state party chief K Annamalai would be fielded, he had asked the party to relieve him of the responsibility of campaign manager, citing his father's health. In March, he had said that he had not sought an opportunity to contest. BJP Mah ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker Raghav Chadha, once seen as key member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Convenor Arvind Kejriwal's inner circle, has come under fire from top-rung party leaders and also from Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi as they labelled him as a "coward and frightened" politician, who "compromised" his values for political gains. The heated political exchange and barb-trading began on Friday, after Raghav Chadha shar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The newly appointed deputy leader of Aam Aadmi Party in Rajya Sabha, Ashok Mittal, was called on Delhi L-G Taranjit Singh Sandhu at Lok Niwas on Friday. Mittal, AAP's Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, was appointed as the new deputy leader of the party on Thursday, after the removal of Raghav Chadha from the post. The issue raged on with Chadha, also Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, reasserting he was "silenced and not defeated" and his party leaders hitting back and accusing him o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Delhi Leader of Opposition (LoP) and AAP leader Atishi on Friday questioned her colleague and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for failing to raise issues concerning commoners amidst a national crisis and a significant shortage of LPG gas. She alleged that Raghav Chadha was hesitant to support the impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Atishi posted a video on X and said, "Some questions I have for Raghav Chadha. Today, our nation is pas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) A day after being removed as the AAP's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, MP Raghav Chadha said he has been "silenced, not defeated", prompting the party to accuse him of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR". In a video posted on X earlier in the day, Chadha said his own party had sought to prevent him from speaking in Parliament. "I would like to tell those who have snatched away my right to speak in Parliamen ...Read More >
New Delhi: Internal tensions within the Aam Aadmi Party have intensified after Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha was removed from the deputy leader's post, triggering sharp public criticism from senior party leaders and exposing growing cracks within the organization. Leaders Question Chadha's Silence and Loyalty Senior leaders including former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena openly questioned Chadha's stance, accusing him of avoiding key public issues and hesitating to challenge Narendra Modi. ...Read More >
New Delhi: The BJP said on Friday that removing Raghav Chadha as AAP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha was an internal matter of the party but preventing him from speaking in the House was wrong. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva slammed AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal as a "scared" leader who could not "tolerate any capable person" in his party. Also Read: 'Jo dar gaya samjho mar gaya': AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj responds to Raghav Chadha's 'silenced' remark When asked about buzz that the AAP lea ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The fault lines within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have burst into the open, with senior leaders publicly taking aim at Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha in an unusually sharp and direct escalation a day after the party removed him from the deputy leader's post in the Rajya Sabha.The flashpoint came after Chadha questioned his removal, triggering pointed rebuttals from leaders like Saurabh Bhardwaj, former CM Atishi, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and MP Sanjay Singh.Former Delhi chief minister Ati ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) The BJP said on Friday that removing Raghav Chadha as AAP's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha was an internal matter of the party but preventing him from speaking in the House was wrong. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva slammed AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal as a "scared" leader who could not "tolerate any capable person" in his party. When asked about buzz that the AAP leader may join the BJP, Sachdeva said it was "up to Chadha to decide his future". The Delhi BJP presid ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The rift within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came out in the open on Friday, with Raghav Chadha, party's 'sacked' Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha, and party leaders including Delhi unit President Saurabh Bharadwaj engaging in an ugly war of words. Moments after Raghav Chadha issued a video statement on Friday morning, claiming that he was being silenced for raising people's voice, a couple of AAP leaders hit back at him, accusing the former of bowing down before th ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a sharp attack on its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of indulging in "soft PR" and avoiding key political issues in Parliament, a day after he was removed as the party's Deputy Leader in the Upper House. Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday alleged that Chadha failed to adhere to the party's political line on several occasions and distanced himself from crucial opposition actions. "We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejri ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday paid tribute to his father V.N. Tewari, who was killed by terrorists at their residence in Chandigarh on April 3, 1984, and said that only some get to live and die for their convictions and therefore become eternal and immortal. He further said that his father was only 48 years old at the time. Taking to social media platform X, Tewari wrote, "On 3rd April 1984 - 42 years ago at our home in Chandigarh, terrorists assassina ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday finally broke his silence and expressed a strong reaction after the party removed him and appointed Ashok Mittal as its new Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha. He said that he has been "silenced, not defeated". Taking to social media platform X, Raghav Chadha stated, "Silenced, not defeated. My message to the 'aam aadmi': Khamosh Karwaya Gaya Hun, Hara Nahi Hun. 'Aam Aadmi Ko Mera Sandesh." In a video message, Chadha said that wh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Apr 3: AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday said he has been "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the party's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. He also alleged that his own party had sought to prevent him from speaking in Parliament. In a video posted on X, Chadha said, "Whenever I get a chance, I raise issues concerning the people in Parliament, including topics that are often overlooked. But is it an offence to talk about people's problems? Did I commit any crime?" "T ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday said he has been "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the party's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. He also alleged that his own party had sought to prevent him from speaking in Parliament. In a video posted on X, Chadha said, "Whenever I get a chance, I raise issues concerning the people in Parliament, including topics that are often overlooked. But is it an offence to talk about people's problems? Did I commit any crime? ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In his first major reaction, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Friday shared a video message addressed to the "aam aadmi", a day after the party moved to remove him as its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. "Silenced, not defeated," Chadha said in the post on X, adding: "I have been silenced, not defeated" and "My message to the 'aam aadmi'. "Is raising public issues a crime? Have I made a mistake? Have I done something wrong? Whenver I talk, I only talk about problems faced by ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Election campaigning for the Assam Assembly polls intensified on Friday with top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) heavyweights criss-crossing the state to galvanise support for party candidates. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to arrive in Assam later in the day to campaign for the BJP. He will address an election rally at Missamari under the Barchala Assembly constituency in Sonitpur distric ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Once a trusted aide of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and a key figure in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Raghav Chadha has recently appeared sidelined, with his absence from public events and silence on key issues fuelling speculation about his role in the party.Chadha, who previously served as the party's national spokesperson, has not been seen at several recent appearances alongside Kejriwal. His silence on issues raised by senior leaders has also drawn attention.The first ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday said that the removal of AAP leader Raghav Chadha as the party's Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha indicates that he has been sidelined within the party. "It is now clear that Raghav Chadha is separate from the Aam Aadmi Party. People realised this long ago, when he went to London while Kejriwal was arrested. Public perception now is that Chadha will leave or be removed from the party and join elsewhere," Amarinder Sin ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha Secretariat on Thursday refused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha's request to speak on the Jan Vishwas Amendment Bill, citing that no time had been allocated to him by the party, sources told news agency ANI. The move comes after AAP sent an official letter to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat stating that Ashok Kumar Mittal would be the party's new deputy leader in the Upper House, replacing Chadha. Mittal, a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, was elected in April 2022. Sinc ...Read More >
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday had visited Kolkata and was present during Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari's filing of nomination from Bhabanipur constituency. Addressing the gathering, Shah urged people to bring in a 'change' in West Bengal. "I have a shortcut of how to bring the change in the state. Just make Suvendu Adhikari win from Bhabanipur and the change is bound to happen. Suvendu wanted to contest from only Nandigram but I told him to contest from Bhabanipur ...Read More >
New Delhi: Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for electoral roll revision work were allegedly gheraoed and attacked. In a communication addressed to the Director General of the NIA, the poll panel referred to the apex court's order passed in a suo motu writ petition c ...Read More >
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