New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu met Aam Aadmi Party’s new Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha, Ashok Mittal, at Lok Niwas, an official said on Friday. “Well known entrepreneur, Hon’ble MP & Dy Leader – AAP in Rajya Sabha @DrAshokKMittal, called on Hon’ble @LtGovDelhi, Sardar @SandhuTaranjitS, at Lok Niwas,” said a post on social media.Sixty-one-year-old Mittal, a businessman-turned-politician and chancellor of a private university, is also a member of the P…
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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 shared…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Amid the ongoing rift within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Atishi, the Leader of Opposition in Delhi, responded on Friday after AAP MP Raghav Chadha spoke out following his removal as Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha and the subsequent appointment of Ashok Mittal to that position. She stated that if the BJP has jumped to his side and is praising him, and even questioning why he hasn’t joined them (BJP), it clearly shows where everyone stands. This comes after Chadha took…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Friday, launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) following the removal of Raghav Chadha as the Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, with Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva accusing Arvind Kejriwal of running the party in an “authoritarian” manner.Speaking to IANS, Sachdeva said that while appointing or removing a Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha is an internal matter of a political party, the manner in which the decision …
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday criticised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, saying the party has become only about “one individual” and that somebody “with a sense of truth” cannot stay with him.The reaction came a day after the AAP removed MP Raghav Chadha as its current Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha and replaced him with another Punjab MP, Ashok Mittal. The party has also reportedly urged the Secretariat not to allot time to the incum…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) 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 the Centre an…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) 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 wheneve…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) A political row erupted on Thursday after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) replaced MP Raghav Chadha as its current Deputy Leader in the Upper House. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress hit out at AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, saying he “should rethink” about the decision and that “all is not well” between the party and the Rajya Sabha MP.BJP MP Ramvir Singh Bidhuri told IANS, “I totally condemn the decision taken by the AAP leadership. Arvind Kejriwal should rethink…
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Virendra Sachdeva said on Thursday that though it is the prerogative of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership to appoint its Parliamentary group leaders, the replacement of MP Raghav Chadha as Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha reflects Arvind Kejriwal’s anarchy. Sachdeva said that Chadha has not only been replaced as the Deputy Leader of the Upper House but the AAP has even urged the Raya Sabha Secretariat not to allow him time to …
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday named its lawmaker from Punjab, Ashok Mittal, as the party’s new deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. This effectively paves the way for the axing of party MP Rahul Chadha as its current Deputy Leader in the Upper House and his replacement with a new face from Punjab.The Arvind Kejriwal-led party has penned a letter to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to facilitate this changeover and appoint party MP Ashok Mittal as the new Deputy Leader…