AAP vs Raghav Chadha | ‘Jo darr gaya, samjho marr gaya,' says Saurabh Bharadwaj in response to MP's 'not defeated' video

Saurabh Bharadwaj accused AAP MP Raghav Chadha of engaging in 'soft PR' in Parliament.

Saurabh Bharadwaj, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi unit chief, in a video message, accused AAP MP Raghav Chadha of engaging in “soft PR” in Parliament.

The video was shared on Bharadwaj’s official X account on Friday with the caption: “Just saw your video, Raghav Bhai. I just want to say—‘जो डर गया, समझो मर गया’ (He who is afraid is as good as dead).”

Speaking in Hindi, Bharadwaj said, “Raghav Bhai, I just saw your video. We are all the sepoys of Arvind Kejriwal ji, and we have learned one thing: he who is afraid is as good as dead. Our duty is to raise the issues of the people and confront the government directly.”

He added, “The government doesn’t care if someone does ‘soft PR’ in Parliament, because a small party has very limited time there. Recently, all opposition parties wanted to bring a motion to impeach the CEC, but you refused to sign it."

"Whenever there is an issue on which the opposition walks out, I have observed that you have never raised any question in the House directed at the Prime Minister or the BJP government. How can politics function in fear like this? We must raise the issues of Punjab, your own constituency, yet you hesitate even there," he continued.

Bharadwaj went on to add, "Many of our leaders have been jailed. Arvind Kejriwal ji, as Chief Minister, was even arrested in a false case, and you were not in the country—you went into hiding."

"I believe that real issues must be raised with determination and courage. You have to confront the BJP directly. Soft issues will not make any difference. In fact, the BJP has been supporting you on social media since yesterday. Think about where you started, what the country truly needs, and how you can make things better,” he ended.

Bharadwaj’s comments came after Raghav Chadha released a video saying he had been “silenced, not defeated,” following his removal as the party's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha.

In his video response posted on X, Chadha strongly refuted the AAP’s allegations, claiming that his own party had tried to prevent him from speaking in Parliament.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused Chadha of focusing on “less significant” issues in Parliament rather than addressing major concerns, particularly questioning the BJP government.

Reportedly, the party has also written to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat seeking Chadha’s removal as deputy leader in the House.