BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described the assembly as a “detailed and enriching interplay”, saying it was a morning he would cherish.
Sharing a submit on X after the assembly, Chadha stated he was grateful for the Prime Minister’s time and for the chance to learn from his “insights and steerage”.
“A morning I’ll cherish. Had the privilege of assembly Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji. An in depth and enriching interplay. Deeply grateful for his beneficiant time and for the chance to learn from his insights and steerage,” Chadha wrote.
Chadha, who not too long ago switched from the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) to the Bharatiya Janata Occasion in April, has taken on a brand new position within the Rajya Sabha. He was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Petitions following its reconstitution, which got here into impact on Could 20.
Chadha led the exit of seven Rajya Sabha MPs, together with Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak, from the AAP to the BJP in April this 12 months.
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Chadha on NEET problem
Chadha had additionally not too long ago confronted criticism over his silence on the NEET paper leak controversy. Responding to questions on why he had not spoken publicly on the difficulty earlier, Chadha stated his position had modified after transferring from the Opposition to the treasury benches.
Talking within the Rajya Sabha, Chadha stated that whereas within the Opposition, elevating questions and highlighting points was his duty, his focus now was on discovering options.
“I’d additionally wish to say one thing to my well-wishers who had been telling me for a while, ‘Raghav, when will you converse on the NEET problem? We need to hear you.’ I need to say very humbly, sir: after I used to sit down within the opposition, then the query was my weapon; in the present day I sit on the treasury benches, in the present day the answer is my duty,” he stated.
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Chadha added that he might have appeared earlier than the cameras each day to touch upon the difficulty, however stated his precedence was to not generate headlines however to work in direction of an end result.
“Once I was within the opposition, my job was to lift points and lift questions, and the entire Home and you recognize I did that job with full honesty. However in the present day my position is to not mark attendance in entrance of the digicam; my focus is to repair the system,” he stated.
(With inputs from businesses)
