Evil eye emoji: Raghav Chadha’s cryptic tweet after being sidelined by AAP, posts video of questions he raised in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: AAP Leaders Raghav Chadha On Thursday, he issued a cryptic statement after being dismissed as deputy leader of the House of Federation.Chadha shared video highlights of his speech in the House of Lords on X and responded with “Nazar (evil) amulet”. He has not said anything else on social media about the matter or shared anything publiclyRaghav Chadha was replaced by Ashok Mittal as deputy leader of the Lok Sabha on Thursday, sparking rumors of internal rifts between Raghav Chadha and the AAP high command. In a letter to the Lok Sabha secretariat, the AAP requested that Chadha’s speaking time not be allocated from the party’s quota in the Upper House.

Chadha was reportedly sidelined for alleged indiscipline and not strictly adhering to the party line. Notably, Chadha remained silent after Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia were recently released from custody in a money laundering case related to the liquor excise policy. When Kejriwal later addressed a press conference, he was also absent from the party office.Read more: Raghav Chadha out? AAP’s Rajya Sabha reshuffle sparks rumours; what went wrongEarlier, Chadha did not make any statement during Kejriwal’s arrest in the liquor policy case ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, citing his recovery after undergoing an eye surgery in the UK.Meanwhile, India’s new deputy leader of the Rajya Sabha, Ashok Mittal, described Chadha’s removal as normal party procedure and said there was no specific reason behind it.