Apr 03, 2026 1:22:03 PM IST
Raghav Chadha news live updates: Who is Ashok Mittal, MP replacing Chadha as new RS deputy leader of AAP
Raghav Chadha news live updates: Raghav Chadha, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) headline-maker Rajya Sabha MP has been replaced as the party deputy leader in the House by Ashok Mittal by the party.
Industrialist-turned-lawmaker Ashok Mittal, AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, is the founder chancellor of Lovely Professional University (LPU). He reportedly also is a chartered accountant by profession. Know more on Ashok Mittal here
Apr 03, 2026 1:17:10 PM IST
Raghav Chadha news live updates: Chadha’s video message gets ‘stop soft PR’ counter from AAP
Raghav Chadha news live updates: After Raghav Chadha broke silence on being removed as Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Rajya Sabha deputy leader, AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj advised him to fearlessly question the Bharatiya Janata Party ((BJP)-led central government on bigger problems rather than using Parliament’s limited time for “soft PR” and talking about “samosas”.
Bharadwaj made the remarks in a video message in response to Raghav Chadha’s first statement to the AAP move of removing him as deputy speaker of the party in Rajya Sabha. Read full report here
Apr 03, 2026 1:14:24 PM IST
Raghav Chadha news live updates: AAP’s Rajya Sabha move sparks rumours of internal rift
Raghav Chadha news live updates: While AAP described the decision to remove Raghav Chadha from party’s Rajya Sabha deputy leader post as part of internal restructuring, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed the move was result of Chadha’s “distancing himself” from former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
“The way Raghav Chadha has been replaced and sidelined shows that he has distanced himself from the anarchic and corrupt leadership of Arvind Kejriwal,” an earlier HT report quoted Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva.
Congress lawmaker Amarinder Singh Raja Warring said it is now clear that Chadha is separate from the AAP, citing reports that Chadha was away from several public events led by Kejriwal.
“People realised this long ago, when he went to London while Kejriwal was arrested. Public perception now is that Chadha will leave or be removed from the party and join elsewhere,” the Punjab Congress president was quoted as saying by ANI. Read more here
Apr 03, 2026 1:11:33 PM IST
Raghav Chadha news live updates: MP breaks silence on AAP’s move, says ‘silenced…’
Raghav Chadha news live updates:AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday issued his first remarks since being dropped by his party as Rajya Sabha deputy leader. In a video message posted on X, Chadha asked if it was a “crime” to raise public interest issues in Parliament. “Have I done something wrong?”, Chadha was seen asking in the clip. Read full report here
Apr 03, 2026 1:08:39 PM IST
Raghav Chadha news live updates: AAP removes MP from Rajya Sabha deputy speaker post
Raghav Chadha news live updates: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday replaced Raghav Chadha as the deputy leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha with Ashok Mittal.
Party leaders said a letter was sent to the Rajya Sabha secretariat seeking to replace Chadha with Mittal. “Rajya Sabha secretariat was made aware of the party’s decision,” AAP’s leader of the house in Rajya Sabha Sanjay Singh told reporters.
