Raghav Chadha
@raghav_chadha • 1,033,976 subscribers
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), India | Former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Delhi | Member, BJP | Chartered Accountant
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Visited the Udaan Yatri café at Mumbai Airport and had chai for just ₹10. Was flying to Delhi and wanted chai before the flight. Spoke to several travellers while I was there. All of them happy, all of them saying the same thing: Easy on the pocket, good service, value for money. Affordable airport food is possible. And this is proof☕ ✈️
Raghav Chadha1,526,441 views • 2 months ago
Away from boardrooms, at the grassroots. I lived their day. Stay tuned!
Raghav Chadha2,650,289 views • 5 months ago
In Parliament today I proposed optional Joint filing of Income Tax Returns for married couples. Family A Both spouses earn ₹10 lakh each. Total household income is ₹20 lakh. Tax: zero Family B One spouse earns ₹20 lakh. The other stays home to raise their child. Total household income is ₹20 lakh. Tax: ₹1.92 lakh The only difference is how the salary is split between the two spouses. One roof. One kitchen. One household budget. But when tax time comes, the family disappears. The tax system sees two individuals. A husband and wife become strangers. No clubbing of income or rebates. In Parliament today I proposed optional joint filing of Income Tax Returns for married couples, so families with uneven incomes are not unfairly penalised. If implemented, then Family A and Family B both will pay Zero Tax.
Raghav Chadha1,108,278 views • 2 months ago
₹19,000 crore. That is what Banks collected in last 3 years just for not maintaining ‘Minimum Account Balance.’ Not from the rich. Not from big borrowers. From the poorest accounts in the system. Their crime? They didn’t have enough money. A farmer misses the minimum balance - Penalty. A pensioner withdraws money for medicine - Penalty. A daily wage worker falls short by a few hundred rupees - Penalty. The poor keep money in banks for safety. Not to be quietly fined for being poor. Financial inclusion should protect small savings, not punish small balances. In Parliament today I proposed ending minimum balance penalties so the banking system stops charging people for their poverty.
Raghav Chadha1,059,058 views • 2 months ago
1 extra kg of baggage and airline bills you exorbitantly. But 4 hours of flight delay and airline owes you nothing. Airlines track your baggage weight to the gram. Why don’t they value your time to the hour? If they can charge you by the gram, they must compensate you by the hour. Today in Parliament, I asked the Civil Aviation Minister whether they are working towards a compensation framework for passengers affected by significant flight delays!
Raghav Chadha692,535 views • 2 months ago
I demanded in Parliament that PATERNITY LEAVE should be a legal right in India. When a child is born, both parents are congratulated. But caregiving responsibility falls on one. The mother. A father should not have to choose between caregiving for his newborn and keeping his job. And a mother should not have to go through childbirth & recovery without her husband’s support Right after childbirth the woman, needs her husband’s presence the most. The husband’s caregiving responsibility towards his wife is equally important. I raised this issue in Parliament because caregiving is a shared responsibility. Our laws must reflect that.
Raghav Chadha681,918 views • 2 months ago
जब तक थे आज्ञाकारी, तभी तक थे संस्कारी साथ छोड़ते ही बता दिया ‘भ्रष्टाचारी?’ जो लूट-खसोट को बताता हो ‘कट्टर ईमानदारी’ आख़िर कोई कैसे निभाता उनसे यारी? Today AAP has become a toxic outfit behaving like an obsessed, jilted ex that simply cannot move on. Our media briefing after meeting the Hon’ble President of India.
Raghav Chadha322,551 views • 1 month ago
Prepaid Recharge Customers के साथ हो रही लूट का मुद्दा आज मैंने Parliament में उठाया। (a) अगर आपका recharge खत्म हो जाए तो Outgoing Calls बंद होना समझ में आता है, लेकिन Incoming Calls बंद करना मनमानी है।रिचार्ज खत्म होते ही न कोई आपसे संपर्क कर सकता है और न ही आपके फोन पर OTP जैसे जरूरी मैसेज आ पाते हैं। Emergency के हालातों में व्यक्ति बेसहारा हो जाता है। (b) 28 दिन का Recharge plan एक scam है। साल में महीने 12 होते हैं लेकिन रिचार्ज 13 बार करवाना पड़ता है (28 days x 13 times = 364 days). Recharge plan की वैधता calender months (30–31 दिन) के हिसाब से होनी चाहिए, क्योंकि 28 दिन के चक्कर में लोगों को साल भर में एक अतिरिक्त रिचार्ज करवाना पड़ता है। मोबाइल आज के समय में Luxury नहीं, बल्कि आम नागरिक की Necessity बन चुका है। इसलिए टेलीकॉम कंपनियों को उपभोक्ताओं के साथ Fair और Transparent रवैया रखना चाहिए।
Raghav Chadha697,660 views • 3 months ago
If voters can HIRE a neta, they should be able to FIRE the neta too. If Indian voters have the Right to Elect, they should have the ‘RIGHT TO RECALL’ too. Right to Recall is a mechanism that empowers voters to de-elect an elected representative, before their term ends, if they fail to discharge their duties. If we can impeach the President, the Vice President and judges, and move a no confidence motion against an elected government mid term, then why should voters be forced to tolerate a non performing MP or MLA for five full years. Five years is too long. There is no profession where you underperform for five years with zero consequences. More than 24 democracies in the world such as the United States, Switzerland etc. provide arecall or voter initiated removal mechanisms in some form. If Indian voters have the right to elect, they should have the right to recall too. However, there should be safeguards to prevent misuse: Threshold - At least 35 to 40 percent voters should back a recall trigger through a verified petition before any recall vote is held Cooling period - A minimum 18 month lock in after election so the representative has time to deliver and cannot be targeted immediately after winning Clear grounds- Recall only for proven misconduct, fraud, corruption or serious neglect of duty, not everyday political disagreements Final test- Recall succeeds only if more than 50 percent voters support removal in the recall vote This is citizen empowerment. It will push parties to field performers, reduce corruption, and bring democracy back to accountability. Voters have the right to vote someone into office and they should have the right to vote them out of office too.
Raghav Chadha910,600 views • 4 months ago
Congratulations to all Gig Workers and Delivery Partners. There is good news for you. Central Government’s draft Social Security Rules are the first step towards recognition, protection and dignity for your work. Even though the Platforms (Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, etc.) chose not to listen to your voices, the people of this country and the government did. This is a small win, but an important win. — सभी Gig Workers और Delivery Partners को बधाई. आप सबके लिए good news है. केंद्र सरकार के ड्राफ्ट Social Security Rules आपके काम की पहचान, सुरक्षा और सम्मान की दिशा में पहला कदम हैं. आपकी आवाज़ भले ही इन कंपनियों (Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit आदि) ने न सुनी हो, लेकिन देश की जनता और सरकार ने ज़रूर सुनी. यह आपकी एक छोटी जीत है, लेकिन एक महत्वपूर्ण जीत है.
Raghav Chadha1,133,659 views • 5 months ago
My Demand: Make Long Term Capital Gain TAX on Equities NIL for individual investor. I welcome the hike in STT (security transaction tax) on derivatives as it can curb reckless speculation. Nearly 90% of retail investors lose money in F&O, turning markets into gambling. When STT was originally introduced, LTCG was zero. But now with both STT and LTCG in place, investors are disincentivised. I urge the govt to abolish LTCG on equities for individuals, as done in Switzerland, Singapore, UAE & others. This will boost household wealth, reduce speculation, and shift savings from gold & real estate into equities.
Raghav Chadha824,460 views • 4 months ago
Telecom Companies ऐसे Recharge Plans offer करती हैं जिनमें ‘Daily Data Limits’ जैसे 1.5GB, 2GB या 3GB per day होती हैं, जो हर 24 hours में reset हो जाती हैं। बचा हुआ data midnight पर expire हो जाता है, जबकि उसके पूरे पैसे पहले ही दिए जा चुके होते हैं। आपको 2GB के लिए charge किया जाता है। आप 1.5GB use करते हैं। बचा हुआ 0.5GB दिन खत्म होते ही गायब हो जाता है। कोई refund नहीं। कोई rollover नहीं। मैंने आज यह मुद्दा Parliament में उठाया की जिस data के लिए हमने पूरी payment की है, वो दिन समाप्त होने पर Expire नहीं होना चाहिए। बचा हुआ data अगले दिन की data limit में carry forward होना चाहिए, ताकि users Data इस्तेमाल कर सकें जिसके लिए उन्होंने पहले ही pay किया है। संसद में आज मेरी demands हैं - 1.सभी users के लिए Data carry-forward / Data rollover की सुविधा दी जाए। जो data दिन के अंत तक use नहीं होता, उसे अगले दिन की limit में add किया जाए, न कि validity खत्म होते ही ख़त्म कर दिया जाए। 2.अगले महीने के recharge amount में unused data का adjustment का option दिया जाए। अगर कोई user लगातार अपना data under-utilise करता है, तो अगले monthly recharge में उस value का adjustment या discount मिलना चाहिए। users को बार-बार उस लिमिट के लिए pay नहीं करना चाहिए जो वे use ही नहीं करते। 3.Unused data को relatives और friends को transfer करने का option दिया जाए। Unused data को user की digital property माना जाना चाहिए। उपभोक्ता को अपने daily data limit से unused data दूसरों को transfer करने की permission होनी चाहिए, बिल्कुल उसी तरह जैसे पैसे transfer किए जा सकते हैं। आज मोबाइल डेटा कोई luxury नहीं, Digital oxygen बन चुका है। टेलीकॉम कंपनियों की ये लूट बंद होनी चाहिए।
Raghav Chadha529,171 views • 2 months ago
You think you’re drinking Fruit Juice? THINK AGAIN. Big food brands are selling sugar water with shiny ‘fresh fruit’ pictures on the front. And hiding the truth in tiny fine print at the back of packet which reads ‘Pictures for marketing purposes only’. SERIOUSLY? Today in Parliament, I called this out. Because these misleading branding and false advertisement are pushing millions, especially kids, into diabetes and lifestyle diseases. Time to expose the truth behind your juice box.
Raghav Chadha488,901 views • 2 months ago
I Introduced a Private Member’s Bill in Parliament to provide for maximum punishment for sacrilege to Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, Bhagwat Gita, Holy Quran and Holy Bible. This bill proposes to amend the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 to make such cases of sacrilege a crime punishable with a maximum punishment.
Raghav Chadha1,119,577 views • 6 months ago
I sat down with delivery riders of Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit etc. This is not a rant. This is a conversation with those whose lives power our everyday comfort. It’s tragic that millions of delivery riders who helped build instant-commerce companies into what they are today, are now forced to protest just to be heard. These platforms didn’t succeed because of algorithms alone. They succeeded because of human sweat and labour. It’s time companies start treating riders as human beings, not disposable data points. The gig economy cannot become a guilt-free exploitation economy.
Raghav Chadha889,601 views • 5 months ago