Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Slams ED Raids on AAP MP Mittal

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday strongly condemned the Enforcement Directorate's raids at business entities linked to AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal, alleging that the BJP has begun its "preparations" for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. 

The Punjab BJP leaders hit back at Mann and alleged that the AAP is a party of "thieves and robbers". The ED on Wednesday conducted raids at the business and residential premises of Mittal in Punjab and Haryana as part of a



Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), officials said.

Mittal was recently appointed the deputy leader of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Rajya Sabha, replacing MP Raghav Chadha. The 61-year-old AAP leader is also the Chancellor of Lovely Professional University, Phagwara.

Reacting to the raids, Mann, in a post on X in Hindi, said, "BJP begins preparations for Punjab elections. ED raids at the home and university of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal... typical Modi style."