Raghav Chadha, 6 other Rajya Sabha MPs resign from Aam Aadmi Party, join BJP | Indian News

NEW DELHI: Days after an open rift with the Aam Aadmi Party management, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha resigned from the get together. Chadha, together with six other Rajya MPs, together with Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, on Friday introduced that the three had been breaking away from AAP and becoming a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).“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. The party is no longer working for the country or in the national interest, but for personal gain,” Chadha mentioned in the course of the press convention.

The announcement got here days after Chadha was eliminated because the chief of the get together in Rajya Sabha by AAP, which in flip, led to an intense showdown of phrases between Chadha and AAP leaders.

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“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. I repeat, ‘I am the right man in the wrong party.’ Therefore, today I announce that I am distancing myself from the Aam Aadmi Party and going to the people,” Chadha said.“We, two-thirds of the Members of Parliament belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party within the Rajya Sabha, will train the provisions of the Constitution of India and merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),” Chadha introduced.“Under the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the federal government has taken a number of sturdy choices that earlier leaders had been maybe hesitant to take, whether or not it’s uprooting terrorism or bringing India among the many prime world economies. The individuals have endorsed this management not as soon as, not twice, however 3 times. We all really feel lucky to work beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the willpower of Home Minister Amit Shah, and we are going to proceed to work tirelessly for the nation,” Chadha mentioned.“To those that felt upset that, as a Member of Parliament, I may not be capable of increase the problems of unusual residents as a result of my very own get together had silenced my voice, I need to guarantee them to not fear. I’ll proceed to boost all of your points with the identical dedication, enthusiasm, and vitality,” he added.Harbhajan Singh and Swati Maliwal are among other MPs merging with the BJP.