A day after aligning with the BJP, Raghav Chadha declared that his departure from the Aam Aadmi Party was fueled by disgust rather than fear. He stated that seven Rajya Sabha MPs united in their actions because they felt the party had lost its way.
The day following his split from the Aam Aadmi Party and subsequent alliance with the BJP, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha intensified his criticism of his former party, asserting he stepped away “not from fear but from disgust.”
In a forceful statement, Chadha countered assertions that the leaders had departed under duress. “Those claiming we left out of fear, we departed not from fear but out of disillusionment with the Aam Aadmi Party. We parted ways disgusted by the Aam Aadmi Party,” he stated.
Chadha claimed that the organization he once contributed to had become inhospitable to “honest, dedicated” members.
“Every genuine patriot who invested in the Aam Aadmi Party with their efforts has either departed or is preparing to leave,” he remarked, noting that the party was now “on a misguided path that nobody wishes to associate with.”
He also accused the leadership of straying from its founding ideals and principles.
‘PARTY IN COMPROMISED HANDS’
In a sweeping assertion, Chadha indicated that multiple MPs had opted to leave collectively because they believed the party had “fallen into tainted and compromised hands.”
“Not one, not two, but seven MPs are departing from the Aam Aadmi Party together,” he noted.
He referenced constitutional clauses that permit elected officials to resign from a party if they believe it has deviated from its intended direction.
‘RIGHT MAN IN THE WRONG PARTY’
Reflecting on his experience in AAP, Chadha mentioned he had often felt mismatched. “For several years, I could sense that I was the right individual in the wrong party,” he remarked.
He added that he was not included in the leadership’s inner circle “because I was not involved in their wrongdoing.”
“We faced two choices. Either withdraw from politics or engage in constructive politics using our energy and experience,” he elaborated.
EXIT AND MERGER
Chadha’s comments are made one day after he, alongside six additional AAP Rajya Sabha MPs – Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney, and Swati Maliwal – resigned from the party and merged with the BJP.
The group submitted signed documentation to the Rajya Sabha Chairman, invoking provisions that allow a merger if at least two-thirds of a party’s MPs concur.
With seven out of ten AAP MPs in the Rajya Sabha endorsing the move, the group surpasses the necessary threshold, allowing them to maintain their membership in the Upper House.
The development prompted a strong reaction from AAP, with leader Sanjay Singh seeking to pursue the disqualification of some MPs.
POLITICAL SPAR CONTINUES
Chadha’s remarks are expected to escalate the political clash between the AAP and its former leaders, with the party already contesting the MPs’ exit in the Rajya Sabha.
His latest statements redirect the focus from the political maneuver itself to the motives behind it, reframing the exit as a stance rather than a coerced action.
