‘Preparations for Punjab polls have begun’: Arvind Kejriwal reacts to ED’s move against AAP MP Ashok Mittal to replace Raghav Chadha

New Delhi: am admi party convener Arvind Kejriwal Slammed the BJP on Wednesday law enforcement bureau A raid was conducted at the residence of AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal.In X’s social media post, Kejriwal termed ED’s action as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “preparation for the Punjab elections”.Kejriwal said: “Modi ji has started preparations for the elections in Punjab. But the people of Punjab will not tolerate this. They will respond with a heavy blow to the BJP.”Just days before the central probe agency took action, the AAP appointed Mittal as deputy leader of the Lok Sabha, replacing Raghav Chadha.This follows a formal move by the AAP to restructure the leadership of the Upper House. The party has written to the Lok Sabha secretariat seeking the removal of Raghav Chadha as deputy leader and requested that his speaking time be no longer allocated from the party quota.Reacting to the raids, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann posted on hisAshok Kumar Mittal is the founder of Lovely Professional University Punjab. Transformed from an academic to a politician, he actively entered politics in 2022 and was elected to the Indian Parliament in the same year.

He has since served on various parliamentary committees, including defense and finance, and participated in international parliamentary delegations. AAP currently has 10 MPs in the Lok Sabha, including seven from Punjab and three from Delhi.