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AAP Infighting: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Friday apparently targeted his party leader Sanjay Singh, who is the leader of the AAP in the Rajya Sabha and his deputy Ashok Kumar Mittal. While speaking in the Rajya Sabha, he said the leader of the party he belongs to is not present in the House, in an apparent reference to Singh.

The newly appointed deputy leader of the party I belong to is also not present in the House, Chadha said, referring to Mittal, who recently replaced him as the AAP Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha. Chadha said he was removed from the post yet he was present there. This was the first incident when AAP infighting entered the House, following a verbal spat between MP Raghav Chadha and the AAP over his removal from the post of deputy leader in the Upper House.

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Raghav Chadha's Z-Plus Security Cover Withdrawn By Punjab

Earlier, a few days ago, the Punjab government withdrew his Z-plus category security cover, escalating the feud in the party. Sources in Delhi said that Chadha may be provided a security cover by the central government.

Chadha is a Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab and was accorded by the state government a Z-plus category security cover. The cover was withdrawn a few days ago, sources said.

When Has AAP Infighting Started?

The AAP on April 2 announced the replacement of Chadha with Mittal for the post of deputy leader in Rajya Sabha. Chadha said he had been "silenced, not defeated".

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What Is The Accusation Against Chadha?

The AAP accused Chadha of engaging in "soft PR" and restraining himself from raising his voice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre in Parliament. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said he believed Chadha was "compromised" for denying the party whip.

"If Chadha is unwilling to speak on issues like the 'deletion' of votes in West Bengal, stage a walkout from Parliament on important issues or raise a voice against the arrest of several AAP volunteers and leaders in Gujarat, then it is breaking the party line and going against the party whip," Mann earlier said. Punjab AAP leaders, including Cabinet minister Harpal Singh Cheema, too attacked Chadha, accusing him of failing to raise the state's issues in Parliament. Responding earlier, Chadha shared a video showing his interventions on key issues affecting Punjab.

(With Agencies inputs)


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