Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has weighed in on the growing row within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reacting sharply to the removal of Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha from the post of deputy leader in the Upper House.

On Friday, April 3, Mann alleged that Chadha was “compromised” with the BJP, suggesting that his conduct in Parliament had raised concerns within the party.

Leader Seems to Be Speaking From Another Station

Defending the party’s decision, Mann said that when AAP sets priorities for issues to be raised in the Rajya Sabha, its leaders are expected to follow that line. However, he criticised Chadha for focusing on less significant matters.

“If the party decides certain issues should be raised in the Rajya Sabha, but a leader speaks about samosa prices in the canteen, it feels like he is speaking from another station,” Mann said. He added that in such situations, the party is compelled to take action.

AAP Replaces Chadha With Ashok Mittal

The controversy erupted after AAP formally wrote to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat seeking Chadha’s removal as deputy leader and proposed Punjab MP Ashok Mittal as his replacement.

According to sources, the party also indicated in its communication that Chadha should not be allotted speaking time from AAP’s designated quota in the House. Chadha, a Rajya Sabha member from Punjab, was once considered a close confidant of party chief Arvind Kejriwal.

Bharadwaj Questions Chadha’s Approach in Parliament

The internal criticism has not been limited to Mann. Senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj also publicly took aim at Chadha, urging him to adopt a more assertive stance against the BJP-led central government.

Responding to Chadha’s video message after his removal, Bharadwaj questioned why the MP was not raising pressing issues concerning Punjab and the country, instead focusing on what he termed “soft PR”.

“Raghav bhai, I just watched your video. We are all soldiers of Arvind Kejriwal ji. We learned only one thing: the one who gets scared is as good as dead. Our job is to raise people’s issues and question the government directly,” he said.

Bharadwaj argued that the government does not respond to “soft PR speeches” and stressed that the limited speaking time available to smaller parties in Parliament should be used to address major national concerns rather than “trivial issues”.

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“As a responsible citizen and representative of over 2 crore Delhi residents, I express my willingness to extend full cooperation in ensuring the rule of law and safeguard the interests of the people in the NCT of Delhi,” it said.

In his letter, the chief minister urged the Lieutenant Governor to take immediate and effective measures to restore the faith of the citizens in the security and safety of their lives. “Such serious crimes have shaken Delhi. It is high time that those entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring the safety of city residents be not seen as failing time and again in their mandatory duty,” the letter read.

Kejriwal also drew attention to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, adding that it should have served as a wake-up call for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Lieutenant Governor, both of whom “bear direct responsibility for maintaining law and order in Delhi”. Regretably, no substantial action has been taken based on this report, which reveals that Delhi alone accounted for 32.2 per cent of total crimes against women among 19 metropolitan cities in India, he noted.

“Given such alarming figures, urgent preventive steps on crimes against women were required, but unfortunately for the reasons best known to the MHA and your goodself, nothing changed on the ground,” the letter said. The AAP supremo alleged “lack of urgency” by the LG and the MHA to deal with the issue.

He also pointed out the rise in the number of private security guards hired by residents due to shortage of Delhi Police personnel. “I am constrained to state that the kind of urgency required for prevention of crimes in Delhi is completely missing on the part of decision makers responsible for the maintenance of law and order here,” he alleged.

Stressing on the need for immediate measures such as enhanced police patrolling during night hours, Kejriwal called for an open dialogue with Delhiites to seek their input on improving the law and order situation. “I propose a meeting of my cabinet colleagues with your goodself for a meaningful discussion on this important issue,” he added.

He further suggested that police officers should engage in joint meetings with elected MLAs, councillors, and resident welfare associations (RWAs) to explore effective strategies for crime reduction in the city. He also called for the revival of thana-level committees, which previously served as platforms for regular and active engagement between the police, public and elected representatives until 2013.

Source: PTI

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