India, April 17 -- AAP MP Raghav Chadha took a dig at his own party, with which he's had a very public falling out recently, as he rose to speak in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

"The leader of the party I belong to is not present in the House," he said, apparently referring to senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh.

"The newly appointed deputy leader of the party I belong to is also not present in the House." he added, referring to Ashok Kumar Mittal, the industrialist-politician and a member from Punjab like Chadha.

"I am the recently removed deputy leader, and I am present in the House. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to speak," Chadha said, speaking during the felicitations for Harivansh Narayan Singh for being been re-elected ...