Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Friday, April 24, announced that he is distancing himself from the Aam Aadmi Party, saying the party has "completely deviated from its principles."
Addressing a press conference, Chadha said, "The Aam Aadmi Party, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat and to which I gave 15 years of my youth, has now completely deviated from its principles, values, and core morals."
He added that the party is "no longer working for the country or in the national interest, but for personal gain."
"I am the right man in the wrong party," Chadha said, repeating the line to underline his position. "Many of you have been telling me this for the past few years, and I, too, have personally felt that I am the right man in the wrong party."
Announcing his decision, he said, "Therefore, today I announce that I am distancing myself from the Aam Aadmi Party and going to the people."
#WATCH दिल्ली: AAP नेता राघव चड्ढा ने कहा, "जिस AAP को मैंने 15 सालों तक अपने खून से सींचा वह अपने मार्ग से हट गई है। अब यह देशहित के लिए नहीं बल्कि अपने निजी फायदों के लिए काम कर रही है... मैं AAP से दूर जा रहा हूं और जनता के पास आ रहा हूं... हम सभी ने मिलकर इस पार्टी को दिल्ली,… pic.twitter.com/n0lhfdRYjm
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Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal also announced their exit from AAP and will join the BJP.
Explaining his decision, Chadha said the party he had "nurtured with blood and sweat" had strayed from its founding principles.
Addressing a press conference with Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "We have decided that we, the 2/3rd members belonging to the AAP in Rajya Sabha, exercise the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge ourselves with the BJP." pic.twitter.com/Y5BQICeFmz
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"The AAP, which I nurtured with my blood and sweat, and gave 15 years of my youth to, has deviated from its principles, values and core morals. Now this party does not work in the interest of the nation but for its personal benefits...For the past few years, I could feel that I am the right man in the wrong party. So, today, we announce that I am distancing myself from the AAP and getting close to public," Chadha said.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha says, "There are 10 AAP MPs in the Rajya Sabha, more than 2/3rd of them are with us in this. They have signed and this morning we submitted the signed letter and documents to the Rajya Sabha Chairman...3 of them are here before you. Besides us, there are Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikram Sahney and Swati Maliwal."
The announcement came amid escalating tensions within AAP following Chadha's removal from a key parliamentary post, marking one of the most significant internal ruptures in AAP's leadership in recent years.
