New Delhi, April 5 Responding to criticism that he did not raise Punjab's concerns in Parliament, sidelined AAP leader Raghav Chadha shared a video on Sunday showing his interventions on key issues affecting the state.
In the video, the Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab can be seen raising issues related to declining groundwater levels, Bhagat Singh, and other state-specific matters.
Describing the video as a "small trailer", Chadha asserted that he will make a comeback, saying: "The story is not over yet."
"To my colleagues in AAP who were forced to issue videos saying that 'Raghav Chadha failed to raise Punjab's issues in Parliament', here is a small trailer – 'the story is not over yet'," he said.
Chadha also said that Punjab was not just a political talking point for him, but his "home, duty, soil, and soul".
The AAP has not yet responded to the video.
Chadha's remarks came after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday removed him as its deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, after which the MP said he had been "silenced, not defeated".
The party also launched a full-scale attack, accusing Chadha of shying away from raising Punjab's issues in Parliament and instead engaging in "soft PR".
Chadha has so far released three videos since his removal as deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, dropping enough hints that he will not take his demotion lying down.
"I go to Parliament to make an impact, not to create chaos," Chadha said on Saturday, dismissing the allegations and maintaining that his focus has been on raising public issues.
He also rejected the party's charges as "lies", alleging a "scripted, coordinated" campaign against him.
"All these lies will be exposed. 'Because I am wounded, therefore I am dangerous'," Chadha said on Saturday, quoting a popular dialogue from the movie 'Dhurandhar'.
The AAP had also accused Chadha of avoiding raising questions against Prime Minister Narendra Modi or the Centre in Parliament.
Chadha had countered claims that he did not participate in opposition walkouts, refused to sign a notice for a motion to remove the chief election commissioner, and was "afraid" to raise key issues.