New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Senior Congress leader T.S. Singh Deo on Sunday strongly criticised Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha and six other MPs who left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), calling it a case of political opportunism and a decline in political values.Speaking to IANS, he said, “This is opportunism. The focus has become how to remain in power and how to gain benefits from it, and examples of this are emerging one after another… The political…
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Gandhinagar, April 25 (IANS) The defection of seven Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified scrutiny of party’s organisational strength in Gujarat, with rivals and dissenting voices questioning its claim of emerging as a ‘third political force’ in a state traditionally dominated by bipolar politics.The MPs, including Sandeep Pathak and Raghav Chadha, joined the BJP on Friday, weakening AAP’s presence in the Upper House and dealing …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and former Delhi chief Arvind Kejriwal, criticising the AAP supremo of “abandoning” the original principles of the party, which made seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs, including Raghav Chadha, switch to the BJP. The Congress leaders also accused Chadha of becoming “overly ambitious”.Speaking to IANS, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said he was not surprised by the MPs’ exit.”Raghav Chadha has been speaking in a s…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday accused AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann of indulging in gimmicks and talking about a non-existent “Right to Recall” to mount pressure on seven MPs who quit their party. He said that the people of Delhi and the country clearly understand the frustration of AAP leaders such as Arvind Kejriwal, Sardar Bhagwant Singh Mann, Sanjay Singh and Saurabh Bharadwaj over th…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Another “Sheesh Mahal” controversy over Delhi’s former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal has come to the fore in a renovation row that is again boiling into a confrontation over privilege, image, and accountability, following an iteration from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). AAP leader Atishi has claimed that the photographs released by Delhi’s Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma were fake.In a media conference on Sat…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) In a fresh attack amid an upheaval in the AAP, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Cabinet Minister Parvesh Verma on Saturday attacked AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal over the wastage of public money on his erstwhile official CM residence or “Sheesh Mahal”, calling him “Delhi’s Rehman Dakait” – a comparison with an underworld character in Bollywood blockbuster “Dhurandhar”. Chief Minister Gupta said on X, “The AAP, which began with the slogan o…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bansuri Swaraj on Saturday launched a blistering attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its Chief Arvind Kejriwal, criticising the AAP supremo of adopting “double standards” by leading luxurious lifestyle while promising the opposite to the people.She also alleged that “ideological bankruptcy” is now visible in the AAP since few of its founding members have now quit the party.Addressing the press after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs merged w…
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) Punjab Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday emphasised that the party will “continue its fight to save the Constitution”.His reaction came a day after a political storm erupted after seven AAP Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party and joined the BJP.The MPs included Raghav Chadha, Swati Maliwal, Ashok Mittal and others.Speaking to IANS, Cheema blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the seven AAP MPs defecting from the party.The Punja…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha said on Saturday that he and six other Members of Parliament chose to leave the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as the party had fallen into “corrupt and compromised hands”, leaving them “disappointed, disenchanted and disgusted”. Chadha triggered a major political development on Friday by announcing his resignation from AAP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs — Swati Maliwal, Harbhajan Singh, Sandeep Pathak, Ashok Mittal, Rajinder Gupta and Vi…
Rohtak, April 25 (IANS) Following the resignation of Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, and six other Members of Parliament from the AAP to join the BJP, AAP leader Anurag Dhanda on Saturday alleged that the BJP is acting out of fear due to the party’s growing influence, particularly in Gujarat. Speaking to IANS, Dhanda claimed that AAP’s rapid expansion has unsettled the ruling party. “The BJP is afraid of the Aam Aadmi Party. The way AAP is rapidly progressing in Gujarat has unnerved them,” …