# BJP MP Raghav Chadha Accuses AAP of Political Vendetta Over Voter Roll Deletion

BJP MP Raghav Chadha alleges political vendetta after his name was deleted from Punjab's draft electoral rolls during the SIR exercise.

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BJP MP Raghav Chadha accused the AAP-led Punjab government of a political vendetta after his name was removed from the draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. [^1]

BJP MP Raghav Chadha alleged on Thursday that his name was marked as 'shifted' in the Punjab draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision despite being a sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab with a voter ID registered in Mohali. [^2]

AAP asserted that it is public record that Raghav Chadha has been living in Delhi and not in Punjab, making it his own responsibility to maintain or shift his voter registration. [^3]

The AAP Punjab unit responded by stating that the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducts the SIR exercise and the state government has no role in deciding whose name is included in or deleted from the electoral roll. [^4]

AAP claimed that Raghav Chadha was caught allegedly trying to get his voter registration made in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar through a backdated process and that he had been living in Delhi rather than Punjab. [^5]

Raghav Chadha accused the AAP-led Punjab government of taking its 'politics of revenge' to the electoral rolls, alleging that officials who control his career are targeting him. [^6]

Raghav Chadha characterized the action of marking his name as 'shifted' as a political vendetta against him. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. BJP MP Raghav Chadha accused the AAP-led Punjab government of a political vendetta after his name was removed from the draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. (mint, News)
2. BJP MP Raghav Chadha alleged on Thursday that his name was marked as 'shifted' in the Punjab draft electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision despite being a sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab with a voter ID registered in Mohali. (Hindustan Times, News)
3. AAP asserted that it is public record that Raghav Chadha has been living in Delhi and not in Punjab, making it his own responsibility to maintain or shift his voter registration. (mint, News)
4. The AAP Punjab unit responded by stating that the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducts the SIR exercise and the state government has no role in deciding whose name is included in or deleted from the electoral roll. (mint, News)
5. AAP claimed that Raghav Chadha was caught allegedly trying to get his voter registration made in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar through a backdated process and that he had been living in Delhi rather than Punjab. (Hindustan Times, News)
6. Raghav Chadha accused the AAP-led Punjab government of taking its 'politics of revenge' to the electoral rolls, alleging that officials who control his career are targeting him. (Hindustan Times, News)
7. Raghav Chadha characterized the action of marking his name as 'shifted' as a political vendetta against him. (Deccan Herald, News)

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