Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: Sidelined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha has fuelled speculation about his future in politics after responding to a social media video suggesting he float his own party. In the video shared by Chadha, the content creator can be seen saying that to keep his support intact, the AAP leader should launch his own party instead of joining any other political outfit. Chadha left a brief comment on the post on Wednesday, writing: “interesting thought”. The MP recently shared a picture on his Instagram account of a book chapter titled “Never Outshine the Master”, apparently taking a dig at the party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal.
The Aam Aadmi Party had last week removed Chadha as its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha. Reacting to the decision, Chadha said he had been “silenced, not defeated”. The party also launched an all-out attack, accusing Chadha of shying away from raising Punjab’s issues in Parliament and instead engaging in “soft PR”. Since his removal, Chadha has released four videos and two posts, dropping enough hints suggesting he will not sit idle over the decision. The AAP had also accused him of avoiding raising questions against Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Centre in Parliament. Chadha hit back, saying he was in Parliament to raise people’s issues and not to create a ruckus. He also rejected claims that he did not participate in opposition walkouts, refused to sign a notice for a motion to remove the chief election commissioner, and was “afraid” to raise key issues.
