Raghav Chadha slams Centre for appointing Adhir Chowdhury to the “One Nation, One Election” panel

Raghav Chadha of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned the Centre for not getting Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s “prior consent” before adding him to the high-level committee for “One Nation, One Election.”

So, apparently, obtaining an MP’s prior approval before appointing them to a high-level committee is now optional? Chadha asked on X (previously known as Twitter). The AAP MP responded by posting a letter written by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in which he declined the invitation and stated that he does not seek to be a part of a committee whose terms of reference have been formed in a way that will result in the BJP’s favor. “It’s not like there’s any precedent for suspending MPs for merely suggesting names lawfully, right?” the AAP MP said.

In a letter written to Amit Shah, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “I have no hesitation in declining to serve on the Committee whose terms of reference have been prepared in a manner to guarantee its conclusion.  It is, I am afraid, a total eyewash.”
“Moreover, the sudden attempt to thrust a constitutionally suspect, pragmatically non-feasible, and logistically unimplementable idea on the nation months before the general elections raises serious concerns about the government’s ulterior motives,” Adhir wrote.
“Furthermore, I find that the current LOP in the Rajya Sabha has been excluded. This is a deliberate insult to the system of parliamentary democracy. In these circumstances, I have no option but to decline your invitation,” the Congress leader added.