AAP Protests over ED Action Against Sanjeev Arora; AAP, BJP Workers Come Face to Face in Ludhiana
AAP leaders said the raids and arrest were politically motivated as protesters in several districts burned effigies and demanded an end to agency action.
- On Sunday, Aam Aadmi Party workers staged statewide protests across Punjab against the BJP, accusing the Centre of misusing central agencies following the Enforcement Directorate's arrest of Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora.
- The Enforcement Directorate arrested Arora on Saturday at his Chandigarh residence in connection with alleged money laundering involving Rs 100 crore GST fraud linked to Hampton Sky Realty Limited.
- Demonstrators burned effigies and carried placards reading "ED-BJP gathjod murdabad" during protests across several districts, where clashes erupted between AAP and BJP workers, forcing police intervention.
- A court granted the Enforcement Directorate seven-day custody of Arora, while AAP leaders alleged the BJP uses investigative agencies to target opposition ahead of the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.
- Allegations of political vendetta echo the 2022 arrest of former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, which the Congress had previously labeled a "political witch-hunt.
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AAP protests over ED action against Sanjeev Arora; AAP, BJP workers come face to face in Ludhiana
AAP on Sunday held protests across Punjab against the BJP over the ED action against Cabinet minister Sanjeev Arora, accusing the Centre of misusing central agencies against its party leaders. Participating in a protest against the BJP in Jalandhar, Cabinet minister Mohinder Bhagat condemned the ED action against Arora and also slammed the BJP-led Union government for indulging in high-handedness against AAP leaders.
AAP protests over ED action against Arora; tensions flare in Ludhiana, SBS Nagar, Bathinda
Ludhiana/Hoshiarpur (Punjab), May 10 (PTI) The AAP held anti-BJP protests across Punjab on Sunday over the ED action against state minister Sanjeev Arora, accusing the Centre of misusing agencies against its leaders, while the saffron party slammed the workers of the ruling outfit for their “unruly behaviour.” Tension prevailed at a few places when workers […]
As ED arrests Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, ‘vendetta politics’ comes full circle for AAP
Four years after Congress accused AAP of misusing Punjab Vigilance Bureau against its leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu, the ruling party now alleges BJP is weaponising the ED against its minister
AAP Protests Across Punjab Over ED Arrest Of Sanjeev Arora, Accuses BJP Of Misusing Central Agencies
The Aam Aadmi Party organised protests across Punjab against the BJP-led Centre following the ED arrest of Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora, alleging misuse of central agencies to target opposition.
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