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Punjab Chief Minister Condemns ED Raids Against AAP MP Ashok Mittal; BJP Hits Back
ED teams searched nine locations linked to Ashok Mittal and his family in a suspected money-laundering probe, officials said.
- On Wednesday, The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at the Jalandhar residence of Ashok Kumar Mittal, an Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP and Lovely Professional University founder, along with linked business premises.
- Investigators launched the probe under the Foreign Exchange Management Act , examining suspected money laundering involving Mittal, who recently replaced Raghav Chadha as AAP's Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha.
- Teams simultaneously searched nine locations, including LPU and businesses such as Lovely Autos and Lovely Sweets in Jalandhar and Phagwara, as agencies examined financial records linked to the case.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned the searches as 'typical Modi-style' political vendetta, while AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal accused the Centre of misusing agencies ahead of Punjab Assembly elections.
- The party claimed the action follows a 'pattern' of targeting opposition leaders, citing previous searches involving AAP MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra, Kulwant Singh, and Sanjeev Arora in financial investigations.
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ED raids premises linked to AAP MP Ashok Mittal, party says 'BJP preparing for Punjab polls'
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted raids at multiple premises linked to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP and its Deputy Leader of the Upper House, Ashok Kumar Mittal, in connection with an alleged violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), officials said.
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