‘AAP burning with anger’: Raghav Chadha's name 'shifted' from Punjab draft SIR
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has accused the Punjab government of political vendetta after his name was marked as 'shifted' in the state's draft electoral rolls. Chadha, who recently switched from AAP to the BJP, claims the move is a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise him.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political tensions between the AAP and BJP in India and raises concerns regarding the integrity of electoral administrative processes.
CHANDIGARH: Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of political vendetta after his name was marked as “shifted” in the state’s draft electoral roll.Chadha, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an AAP nominee in 2022 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) this year, raised the allegation in a post on X on Thursday.He said his voter ID was registered in Mohali and questioned why his name had been classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral roll."The AAP government in Punjab has now taken its politics of revenge to the Draft Electoral Rolls.I am a sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab, with my voter ID registered in Mohali, Punjab. Yet my name has been classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral rolls.""Thankfully, these are only the Draft Electoral Rolls, not the Final Electoral Rolls.
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