AAP Workers Protest Outside Rajinder Gupta's Residence Following BJP Merger
Protesters spray-paint 'Gaddar' on MP's walls as internal rift leads to mass defection to BJP
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Aam Aadmi Party workers protested outside MP Rajinder Gupta's residence in Ludhiana, spray-painting 'Gaddar' on his walls after he and Raghav Chadha led a mass defection of AAP MPs to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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The Aam Aadmi Party has faced internal instability following the removal of Raghav Chadha as deputy leader, culminating in a significant split where two-thirds of its MPs joined the BJP.
Several Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers protested on Saturday outside the residence of Rajya Sabha MP Rajinder Gupta in Ludhiana. According to video footage, the workers used spray paint to write slogans in Punjabi, including the word 'Gaddar' (traitor), on the walls of Gupta’s residence to express their resentment following his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The protesters also burned an effigy of Gupta to demonstrate their frustration. This incident follows the announcement on Friday that Raghav Chadha, Rajinder Gupta, and two-thirds of AAP’s MPs had merged with the BJP. This development represents a significant political setback for the Aam Aadmi Party.
Raghav Chadha, who led the split after weeks of escalating tensions with party leadership, announced his exit by stating that the party had 'strayed from its founding principles.' He described himself as the 'right man in the wrong party' and claimed he did not want to be 'part of their sins.' Chadha stated that seven MPs had signed documents to formalize the merger under constitutional provisions.
The rift had been developing for days, particularly after Chadha was removed from his position as the party’s deputy leader. Senior AAP leaders had accused him of deviating from the party line and engaging in 'soft PR' rather than directly attacking the BJP in Parliament. Chadha dismissed these allegations as 'baseless' and part of a 'coordinated campaign' against him, maintaining that his focus was on raising issues affecting the common man, such as airport food prices, middle-class taxation, and the working conditions of delivery personnel.
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AAP will initiate legal or disciplinary proceedings against the defecting MPs.
Probable · En quelques semaines
Questions ouvertes
- How will the AAP leadership legally challenge the merger?
- What is the reaction of the remaining AAP MPs?
