AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Friday said he is enjoying the wave of memes doing the rounds about his recent interventions in the Rajya Sabha, many of which focus on day-to-day consumer-related concerns. Sharing the post on X, he wrote: “You like memes, you’re really creative… keep them,” along with his own meme.
The picture showed him speaking in the upper house, accompanied by the witty caption: “Sir, yeh memes band nahi hone chahiye…”, suggesting – in jest – that he was urging the Rajya Sabha Speaker to ensure the continuation of the memes.
The internet is flooded with replies with jokes
Social media users responded with a flurry of jokes, imagining what kinds of problems he could cause. One meme depicted him questioning the prices of coconut water: “Sir jab paise nariyal pani ke hain to hum clean nariyal ke paise kyun dein.” Another jokingly demanded “four Sundays every week”. Another showed him saying, “Mr. Speaker, ab Golmal, Heri Pheri, Dhamaal films jesi nahi ban rahi,” calling for slapstick comedies to return to Indian cinema.
However, some users took the moment to criticize his perceived absence from party affairs, especially during AAP’s recent celebrations after the court acquitted its chief Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders in the Delhi liquor politics case. One user commented: “We’ll flood you with memes if you really like it, but don’t think we’ll forgive you for… getting rid of your guru.”
At the same time, several others praised Chadha for taking the jokes in good spirit and not resorting to legal action against the meme creators.
The 37-year-old Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab has been active in highlighting a number of day-to-day issues during the ongoing budget session. His interventions have largely focused on concerns related to ordinary consumers, ranging from mobile phone recharge policies to the contents of packaged food and beverages.
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Earlier this week, he drew attention to worsening traffic congestion, noting that “traffic has turned our metro cities into giant parking lots with people trapped inside.”
On March 11, Chadha criticized telecom operators for prepaid recharge rules. He questioned why incoming calls and SMS services are blocked after the recharge expires. “If the recharge expires, stopping outgoing calls may be understandable. But why are incoming calls also stopped? Once the validity expires, people become unreachable and even essential messages like bank OTPs may not come through,” he said, adding that prepaid users account for nearly 90% of India’s 125 million mobile subscribers.
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On March 23, he again addressed telecommunications practices and objected to the expiration of unused daily data. “We charge you 2GB. You use 1.5GB. The remaining 0.5GB is gone when the day is over. No refund. No rollover. Just gone. This is not a fluke. This is policy,” he said, urging companies to implement data rollovers and allow users to share unused data with family and friends.
The following day, March 24, Chadha turned his attention to packaged food products. He pointed out that many items have pictures of fresh fruit on their packaging, while disclaimers such as “images for marketing purposes only” are printed in small text on the back.
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“Think you’re drinking fruit juice? Think again,” he said, describing such products as “sugar syrups” disguised as health drinks. “What steps is the government taking to ensure the ban on misleading images so that companies are not visually misleading while still being technically compliant?” he asked.
