Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey has condemned the defection of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha and two-thirds of AAP’s Rajya Sabha MPs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), describing it as a direct assault on the Indian Constitution.
Speaking to ANI on April 28, Dubey questioned the involvement of constitutional authorities, specifically Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, suggesting that state machinery is being used to enable political maneuvers that bypass the direct mandate of the people.
He stated, “People associated with the BJP, whether they are the Governor of Maharashtra or CP Radhakrishnan (Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman), if they help those who have entered the government through the back door, people’s trust in the Constitution will erode.”
Dubey further called for a halt to the proceedings until the judiciary has ruled on the legality of the defections. “I believe that at least until this matter goes to court and is debated in the judiciary, this should not happen,” he added.
The controversy arose after AAP MP Sanjay Singh wrote to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on April 27 seeking immediate clarification about the alleged unauthorized alteration of his party’s position in the Upper House records. Singh expressed concern that the officially recorded party position of the AAP, as reflected in documents, publications and proceedings, had been changed.
The BJP’s strength in the Rajya Sabha increased to 113 after Chairman CP Radhakrishnan approved the merger of Raghav Chadha and six other MPs who left the AAP. This has reduced the AAP’s representation to three members in the Upper House of Parliament, marking a significant setback for the party.
The seven MPs who parted ways with the AAP include Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal, who joined the BJP on April 24 in the presence of party leadership. Harbhajan Singh, Rajinder Gupta, Vikramjit Singh Sahney and Swati Maliwal also switched allegiance to the BJP.
According to the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution, a “split” in a party is no longer recognized; however, a merger is considered valid if two-thirds of the members of a legislative party agree to join another party. The move to have exactly two-thirds of AAP Rajya Sabha MPs join the BJP appears designed to meet the legal threshold for a merger and avoid disqualification, a strategy that Dubey insists requires judicial examination before it is finalized.
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