India, April 3 -- The Opposition sharpened its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after it replaced Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader, with several leaders calling the move indicative of deeper fissures within the party.

From the BJP, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri questioned the party's functioning, saying, "Raghav Chadha has been with me in the Delhi Assembly, he is a good speaker. If the AAP leadership has put a stop to his speaking, then this is complete dictatorship."

Speaking with news agency ANI, he said, "I ask Arvind Kejriwal where democracy is left in their party? If such a decision has been taken by the AAP leadership, then I condemn it... This is their internal matter, but to stop your own party's senior MP from speaking...