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"Either Save the Nation or Make Samosas Cheaper" — The Inside Story of a Public Fallout

AAP का Raghav Chadha पर पलटवार: "संसद में समोसे सस्ते करवाओगे या देश बचाओगे?" — Rajya Sabha से हटाए जाने के बाद AAP में खुली बगावत

Source: ANI · The Tribune · NDTV · Outlook India · Business Today · The Week Date: April 3, 2026 Category: India Politics · AAP · Parliament

🟢 AAP का पक्ष

Chadha Modi के खिलाफ बोलने से डरते हैं। CEC motion sign नहीं की। Gujarat arrests पर चुप रहे। Party walkouts में शामिल नहीं हुए। Parliament का समय samosas पर waste किया।

🔴 Chadha का पक्ष

मैं हारा नहीं, खामोश करवाया गया। Public issues उठाना crime नहीं। AAP ने Secretariat को लिखा — मुझे बोलने न दें। मेरी खामोशी को हार मत समझो।

⚡ Key Facts

  • AAP ने April 2, 2026 को Raghav Chadha को Rajya Sabha में Deputy Leader पद से हटाया। Punjab MP Ashok Mittal को नया Deputy Leader बनाया।
  • AAP National Media Chief Anurag Dhanda ने X पर Chadha पर हमला बोला — "जो डर गया, समझो मर गया।"
  • Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj ने कहा — Chadha केजरीवाल की गिरफ्तारी के वक्त देश से बाहर थे।
  • AAP ने Rajya Sabha Secretariat को पत्र लिखकर Chadha को party quota से बोलने का समय न देने की मांग की।
  • Chadha ने video जारी कर कहा — "खामोश करवाया गया हूँ, हारा नहीं हूँ।"
  • Chadha ने Airport canteen में सस्ते food की मांग पर Rajya Sabha में लगातार campaigns चलाए थे — जो AAP की criticism का केंद्र बना।

What began as a quiet internal demotion erupted into a very public political brawl on April 3, 2026, when the Aam Aadmi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha went head-to-head in a stunning exchange played out on social media and national news. The flashpoint: Chadha's removal as AAP's Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha and what the party described as his "soft PR politics" in Parliament — including his well-known campaign for affordable food at airport canteens.

AAP's National Media Chief Anurag Dhanda launched a pointed attack on X, questioning Chadha's political courage. He recalled that when hundreds of AAP workers were arrested by police in Gujarat, Chadha said nothing. When the opposition pushed a joint motion to impeach the Chief Election Commissioner over alleged electoral irregularities in West Bengal, Chadha refused to sign. When AAP staged a parliamentary walkout, Chadha stayed back — to mark his attendance, Dhanda alleged.

"In Parliament, we get limited time — we can either fight to save the nation or push to make samosas cheaper at airport canteens."
— Anurag Dhanda, AAP National Media Chief, April 3, 2026

Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj added fuel to the fire, claiming Chadha was abroad when AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal was arrested as sitting Chief Minister in the Delhi liquor policy case. "You hid somewhere," Bharadwaj said pointedly, calling out what he described as Chadha's silence on Punjab-specific issues despite representing the state in the Upper House.

Chadha did not stay quiet. In an emotional video posted on X, he defended his track record — citing campaigns on airport food prices, delivery worker protections, food adulteration, toll charges, content creator taxation, and telecom data policies. "Whenever I get a chance to speak, I raise issues of the common people. But is raising public issues a crime?" he asked. He confirmed that AAP had formally written to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat requesting that he not be given speaking time under the party's quota — a move he called an attempt to silence him. "I am silenced, not defeated. Do not mistake my silence for my defeat. I am that river which becomes a flood when the time comes," he said.

April 2, 2026
AAP formally writes to Rajya Sabha Secretariat — Ashok Mittal replaces Chadha as Deputy Leader.
April 3, Morning
Chadha releases "Silenced, not defeated" video on X — accuses party of blocking his speaking time.
April 3, Afternoon
Anurag Dhanda fires back on X — "Samosa" jibe, Gujarat arrests, CEC motion — full public attack on Chadha.
April 3, Evening
Saurabh Bharadwaj joins in — accuses Chadha of hiding abroad during Kejriwal's arrest. Sanjay Singh also criticises Chadha's lack of party-line voting.
🇮🇳 हिन्दी में पढ़ें

3 अप्रैल 2026 को Aam Aadmi Party और उसके Rajya Sabha सांसद Raghav Chadha के बीच एक ऐसा टकराव हुआ जो पूरी तरह सार्वजनिक हो गया। इसकी शुरुआत हुई Chadha को Rajya Sabha में Deputy Leader पद से हटाए जाने से — लेकिन मामला जल्द ही social media पर एक बड़ी बहस बन गया। AAP ने आरोप लगाया कि Chadha Parliament में "soft PR" कर रहे थे — यानी Airport canteen में समोसे सस्ते करवाने जैसे छोटे मुद्दे उठाते थे, असली राष्ट्रीय मुद्दों पर चुप्पी साधते थे।

AAP के National Media Chief Anurag Dhanda ने X पर Chadha पर तीखा हमला किया। उन्होंने कहा — जब Gujarat में AAP के सैकड़ों कार्यकर्ता गिरफ्तार हुए, Chadha ने संसद में कुछ नहीं कहा। जब CEC के खिलाफ विपक्षी प्रस्ताव आया, Chadha ने sign करने से मना कर दिया। जब AAP walkout पर गई, Chadha बैठे रहे — Modi Ji की हाजिरी लगाने के लिए। "पिछले कुछ सालों से तुम डर गए हो, Raghav। Modi के खिलाफ बोलने से डरते हो।"

Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj ने कहा कि जब Arvind Kejriwal को दिल्ली शराब नीति मामले में CM रहते गिरफ्तार किया गया था, उस वक्त Chadha विदेश में थे। "तुम कहीं छुप गए थे," Bharadwaj ने कहा।

दूसरी तरफ, Chadha ने X पर video जारी करके कहा — "जब भी मौका मिला, मैंने आम लोगों के मुद्दे उठाए। Airport food prices, delivery workers, toll plaza loot, telecom recharge — ये सब आम आदमी के मुद्दे हैं। क्या ये उठाना गुनाह है?" उन्होंने बताया कि AAP ने Rajya Sabha Secretariat को पत्र लिखकर उनका बोलने का समय रोकने की मांग की थी। उनका नारा था — "खामोश करवाया गया हूँ, हारा नहीं हूँ।"

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