Did Raghav Chadha Warn AAP About A 'flood' 21 Days Ago? Rajya Sabha MP Makes Prediction Come True

New Delhi: Neither the Aam Aadmi Party nor its chief, Arvind Kejriwal, could have possibly imagined the magnitude of the blow they suffered on Friday. However, Raghav Chadha had signaled this impending "deluge" within the party as early as 21 days ago—a warning that went either unheeded or was simply dismissed as nothing more than an angry outburst from a sidelined leader. Raghav Chadha issued his warning about unleashing a "deluge" when the time was right just one day after he was stripped of his position as Deputy Leader and barred from speaking in the Rajya Sabha.

What prompted Raghav Chadha to revolt against AAP?

While tensions between the Aam Aadmi Party and Raghav Chadha had been simmering for quite some time, the rift remained a closely guarded secret. Raghav Chadha's conspicuous silence—spanning everything from Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in the alleged liquor scam to the relief granted by the trial court—had been causing growing unease within the party. After enduring this situation for months, the AAP abruptly removed Raghav Chadha from the post of Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha on April 2; the party also requested the Chairman of the House to deny him any speaking time on behalf of the AAP. Responding to this move on April 3, Raghav Chadha questioned whether his only transgression was that he had been raising the voice of the common people.

Did Raghav Chadha Warn of Unleashing a 'Deluge' on AAP?

Standing outside the Parliament complex, Raghav Chadha expressed his deep hurt and astonishment at the party's action. While questioning what his fault could possibly be, he recounted how he had been striving to amplify the voices of ordinary citizens, only to be effectively silenced by the party. Before concluding his remarks, Raghav issued a warning to the party—or, one might say, he dropped a clear hint regarding the events that were ultimately to unfold on Friday. Raghav had declared, "To those who stripped me of my right to speak in Parliament—who silenced me—I wish to say this: do not mistake my silence for defeat... do not mistake my silence for defeat... for I am a river that, when the time is right, swells into a flood."

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha has confirmed that more than two-thirds of AAP's 10 Rajya Sabha MPs have formally broken with the party

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Is this the biggest blow for Arvind Kejriwal?

The "flood" Raghav Chadha spoke of that day actually manifested as a tsunami. This is being regarded as the most severe blow to Arvind Kejriwal in the Aam Aadmi Party's fifteen-year history—a moment when more than two-thirds of the party's Members of Parliament (7 out of 10) broke away to form a separate faction and subsequently merged it with the BJP. This setback is particularly devastating for Kejriwal because Ashok Kumar Mittal—whom he had appointed as Deputy Leader just 22 days prior, replacing Chadha—also betrayed his trust. Furthermore, Sandeep Pathak—the party's General Secretary (Organization) and currently considered the party supremo's chief strategist—also abandoned the fold.