The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha of shying away from raising issues against the Centre in Parliament and fearing the BJP leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that Chadha failed to toe the party's line on several matters in Parliament and did not join opposition walkouts on key issues.
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"We are all soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal; the Centre does not care about soft PR or talking about samosas at airport canteens when bigger issues are at stake," Bharadwaj said in a video posted on X.
पीएम मोदी के महंगाई बम लगातार लोगों के घरों पर फूट रहे हैं। pic.twitter.com/Z21uygoucj
— Anurag Dhanda (@anuragdhanda) April 2, 2026
"Whenever the Opposition staged a walkout in Parliament, you (Chadha) did not participate. You did not raise issues concerning Punjab, from where you were elected, and you hid in a foreign country when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested," he added.
AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda also criticised Chadha, questioning whether someone who "fears" Prime Minister Narendra Modi can fight for the country.
"In West Bengal, the right to vote is being snatched away. When a proposal against the CEC came up in the House, you (Chadha) refused to sign it," Dhanda said on X.
"In Parliament, we get limited time to speak, and it can be used either to fight for the nation or discuss trivial matters like cheaper samosas at airport canteens," Dhanda said, adding that Chadha has been hesitant to speak on "real issues" for the last few years.
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Dhanda has questioned Chadha's working style on social media and public platforms. He said, "Raghav, you've been scared for the past few years. You're afraid to speak against Modi. Whoever is scared, how will they fight for the country?" Dhanda sarcastically said that the limited time a party gets to speak in Parliament should be used to save the country, not for issues like "making samosas cheaper at airport canteens."
"In Gujarat, hundreds of our workers were arrested by the BJP police. Did the MP say anything in the House?" Anurag Dhanda asked.
The remarks came after Chadha earlier in the day said he was "silenced, not defeated", a day after being removed as the AAP's Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha.
