The opposition has questioned the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP)
rajya sabha mp Raghav Chadha's absence amid the party's ongoing political crisis, which began with the
arrest of
delhi Chief
minister Arvind Kejriwal. The rumours that Chadha is avoiding the Enforcement Directorate's net in the continuing investigation into the now-cancelled
delhi liquor policy have also been stoked by his absence from the political scene. Notably,
kejriwal was detained in judicial prison till
april 15 after being apprehended by the federal investigative agency in the excise policy case. The question of whether Raghav Chadha is MIA (missing in action) remains a major concern among the current turmoil in the AAP.
Where is Raghav Chadha?
Chadha has been in
london since
march 8 for a vitrectomy, a kind of eye operation intended to avoid retinal detachment, according to his account on the microblogging platform X.
He also took part in an interactive session on
march 9 at the
london School of Economics'
london india Forum 2024. Parineeti Chopra, an actress from Bollywood, his wife, was among the speakers at the forum.
"Happy to have participated in an interactive session at the LSE-hosted
london india Forum 2024." Talking with
people at the place that helped to form me is always an honour. Thank you for the chance to learn and grow. He wrote, "#LSE #LondonIndiaForum2024," on X on
march 10.
The
bjp criticised him for meeting controversial UK parliamentarian Preet Kaur Gill during this tour.
amit Malviya, the head of the BJP's IT cell, questioned Gill's meeting and charged the UK
mp of supporting Khalistani separatism, raising money for the group, and supporting violent rallies outside
india House, among other things.