remove and add div jquery

$('.add_more').click(function(){
    var description = $('#description').val();
    $newEl = $('<div class="description_text">'+description+' <a href="javascript:void(0);">X</a></div>');
    $newEl.on("click", function(){$(this).remove();});
    $(".append_data").append($newEl);
});

 $newEl.on("click", "a", function(){$(this).parent().remove();});