New Delhi: Ever since Raghav Chadha, at one time Arvind Kejriwal’s blue-eyed boy, defected to BJP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs in April, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership has targeted the former at every opportunity.
Following AAP’s latest tirade, seeking clarity from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on how his name was added to the Delhi electoral roll, Chadha snapped back at his former party on Thursday, saying AAP was behaving like an “ex-girlfriend” that had failed to move on.
Taking a swipe at AAP’s repeated references to him, Chadha said the party was dreaming of him and calling his name even after he had moved on.
“AAP is only dreaming of me and calling my name. AAP is behaving like an ex-girlfriend and the boyfriend has moved on,” Chadha said in Chandigarh.
“I hope they cut their nerve because of me,” he added.
Earlier, AAP national media in-charge Anurag Dhanda demanded that ECI should clarify when and where Chadha filed Form 6, the application used for new voter registration.
Referring to records of the Rajinder Nagar Assembly constituency, Dhanda claimed Chadha’s name did not figure in the Form 6 applications received between September 1 and 7.
“The Election Commission has stated that a voter can be added through Form 6, Form 7 or Form 8. If Chadha’s name has been added through Form 6, the Election Commission should clarify when it was filed and where it is,” Dhanda said.
The AAP leader questioned how Chadha’s name appeared at serial number 747 when the draft electoral roll published on August 31 contained entries only up to serial number 746 and the final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on November 4.
“If Chadha has filed Form 6 in Delhi, the Election Commission should make it public and give people an opportunity to file objections, as is done in the case of any ordinary citizen,” Dhanda said.