Chadha terms AAP allegations scripted

Not willing to take allegations lying down, Raghav Chadha on Saturday described allegations raised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a scripted and coordinated campaign targeting him.

In a video shared on X, he said he would expose “every lie” and responded to each charge levelled by the party, ending with a popular line from Dhurandhar, “Ghayal hoon isliye ghatak hoon” (I may be wounded, but I am also stronger because of it).

“Since yesterday, a scripted campaign has been waged against me-featuring the same language, the same talking points, and the same allegations. This is no coincidence; rather, it is a coordinated attack. Initially, I thought I should not respond to it; however, I subsequently felt that if a lie is repeated a hundred times, some people might actually come to believe it. Therefore, I decided to offer a response,” Chadha said in the video, defending himself.

“The Aam Aadmi Party made three allegations and said that because of these, Raghav Chadha should not be allowed to speak in Parliament. I would like to address all three,” he said.  

“The first allegation is that when the Opposition walks out of Parliament, I remain seated and do not join them. This is completely false — a blatant lie. I challenge anyone to show even a single instance where the Opposition walked out and I did not join them. The Parliament has CCTV cameras everywhere — bring out the footage and the truth will be clear,” he added.

“The second allegation is that I refused to sign the impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner. This too is false. No leader from the party ever asked me — formally or informally — to sign it. In fact, several Rajya Sabha MPs from the party themselves did not sign the motion. So why is the blame being placed solely on me? Moreover, such a motion requires 50 signatures in the Rajya Sabha, and that number could easily have been met. So why the noise?” he said.

Speaking about the third allegations of raising “trivial issues” in the Parliament, Chadha said: “The third allegation is that I am afraid and therefore raise trivial issues. Let me clarify - I did not go to Parliament to shout, create chaos, or break microphones. I went there to raise public issues. I have spoken on GST, income tax, Punjab’s water, Delhi’s air pollution, the condition of Government schools, strengthening public healthcare, and problems faced by passengers in Indian Railways. I have even raised issues like menstrual health, which people often hesitate to discuss, along with unemployment and inflation. You can check my four-year parliamentary record - I went there to create impact, not disruption.”