The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday (April 15) conducted raids at the business and residential premises of Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal in Punjab and Haryana as part of a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) probe.The ED raided about 10 locations in Jalandhar and Gurugram, including premises of the Phagwara-based Lovely Professional University (LPU) and two linked educational institutions named Tetr College of Business and Masters Union College of Business located in Gurugram.
Mittal was recently appointed the deputy leader of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Rajya Sabha. He is also the Chancellor of LPU, Phagwara.
Reports said the ED is looking at certain overseas financial transactions of these educational institutions as part of the FEMA probe.AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the Bharatiya Janata Party has started its “preparations” for the upcoming poll in Punjab by using central agencies.In a post on X in Hindi, Kejriwal said, “Modi ji has started preparations for the elections in Punjab. But, the people of Punjab will not tolerate this… they would give a befitting reply to the BJP.” Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann strongly condemned the raids, saying the BJP has begun its “preparations” for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state, currently ruled by the AAP.
