NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (
AAP
) leader
Saurabh Bharadwaj
on Tuesday provided an update on the whereabouts of
Raghav Chadha
, stating that the MP faced potential blindness following a complication in his eyes. Chadha has been in London,
United Kingdom
for a major
eye surgery
for almost two months.
Speaking at a press conference, Bharadwaj said, “He is in the UK; there was a complication in his eyes and I was told that it was quite critical that he might have lost his eyesight as well.
“
Further addressing the concerns about his absence during election campaigning season, Bharadwaj added, ” He has gone there to get treatment. I have my best wishes with him. He will be back soon in good health and will join the campaign.”
Raghav Chadha’s UK visit had landed itself in controversy last month when he met British Labour MP Preet K Gill, who is known for her “advocacy of Khalistan separatism” and anti-India sentiments on social media.
Several questions have been raised by opposition parties regarding the “prolonged absence” of AAP leaders including Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha and Swati Maliwal who are said to be abroad amid the arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and election campaigning.
Last month, BJP claimed very few AAP leaders are standing by the chief minister when he is in jail. “After Arvind Kejriwal’s remand was extended, the support for him within his own party, seems to be dwindling. Except Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj, who fancy themselves as CM of Delhi if Kejriwal continues to be in jail, none of his other acolytes seem to be here, when he needs them the most,” BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya claimed in a post on X.
(With agency inputs)
