‘I’m injured so I’m lethal’: Raghav Chaddha takes dig at AAP’s allegations with blatant reference india news
New Delhi: Raghav Chaddha counterattacked on saturday Aam Aadmi Party Rejecting the allegations against him, he was removed from the post of deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha and Ashok Kumar Mittal was appointed in his place. Describing the move as part of a ‘written campaign’, Chadha alleged that it was a ‘coordinated attack’ aimed at targeting him. In a video shared on Twitter, he said he would expose “every lie” and respond to every allegation made by the party, ending with a popular line. stalwart: “Ghayal hoon toh ghaatak hoon” (I may be injured, but I am also stronger because of it).“Aam Aadmi Party made three allegations and said that because of these Raghav Chadha should not be allowed to speak in Parliament. I would like to address all three,” he said.He said, “The first allegation is that when the opposition walked out of Parliament, I remained sitting and did not join them. This is a complete lie – a white lie. I challenge anyone to show me even a single instance where the opposition walked out and I did not join them. There are CCTV cameras everywhere in Parliament – bring out the footage and the truth will become clear.”He also rejected the claim that he refused to sign the impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.“The second allegation is that I refused to sign the impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner. This is also false. No party leader ever asked me – formally or informally – to sign it. In fact, many Rajya Sabha MPs from the party themselves did not sign the motion. So why is the blame being put only on me? Moreover, such a motion requires 50 signatures in the Rajya Sabha, and this number could have easily been met. So why the noise?” he said.Taking a dig at the third charge of raising “trivial issues” in Parliament, Chadha said, “The third charge is that I am afraid and hence raise trivial issues. Let me clarify – I did not go to Parliament to shout, create chaos or break microphones. I went there to raise public issues. I have spoken on GST, income tax, Punjab water, Delhi’s air pollution, the condition of government schools, strengthening public healthcare and the problems faced by passengers in the Indian Railways. Along with unemployment and inflation, I have also raised issues like menstrual health, which people often hesitate to discuss. You can check my four-year parliamentary record – I was there to create influence, not disruption.”AAP informed the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on Thursday that Ashok Kumar Mittal has been appointed as the new deputy leader of the party in the Upper House in place of Raghav Chadha.Chadha, who has been a Member of Parliament since April 2022, has often attracted attention by raising major issues in Parliament. Recently, she expressed concern over the practice of “Sarpanch Pati” or “Panchayat Pati”, where women elected to reserved local body seats often remain nominal representatives, while real authority is exercised by male members of the family.He urged the Government to take steps to ensure that women elected to Panchayati Raj institutions are able to exercise real power, in line with the intent of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.
