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EC officials enter Bhagwant Mann's residence in Delhi for search: 'Couldn't check as rooms are locked'

The development comes at a time when Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been campaigning for his party - AAP in the Delhi Assembly elections 2025. Mann is in Delhi to boost his party's poll prospects in the national capital.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwan Mann during a campaign for the Delhi elections
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwan Mann during a campaign for the Delhi elections Image Source : pti
Reported ByBhaskar Mishra Vijai Laxmi Sanjay Kumar Sah  Edited ByRaju Kumar  
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday claimed that the officials of the Election Commission have entered Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's residence in Delhi. A dramatic scene occurred at the gate of Mann's house as, first, the EC team did not get permission to enter the CM house, however, they, later, entered after speaking to the Punjab Police officials. The EC official said they had received information regarding cash distribution.

Returning Officer OP Pandey said, "We were told that we can check the periphery here (Kapurthala House). There were locks on the doors of the rooms. The search could not be conducted."

Mann reacted to the development, saying the Delhi Police and the poll body is acting on the BJP's direction to defame the people of Punjab. "Today, the Election Commission team along with Delhi Police has come to raid my house Kapurthala House in Delhi. The BJP people are openly distributing money in Delhi but Delhi Police and Election Commission are not seeing anything. No action is being taken on all this. In a way, Delhi Police and Election Commission are defaming Punjabis at the behest of BJP, which is very condemnable," the Punjab CM posted on X.

Mann, a prominent Punjabi face for AAP, is in Delhi to campaign for his party in the assembly elections. The Opposition parties - the BJP and the Congress - accused Mann and his supporters from Punjab of using illegal means to influence voters in the national capital.

Punjab AAP supporters roaming in Delhi, claims BJP 

The BJP's New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma alleged on Thursday that thousands of AAP supporters from Punjab have entered national capital and were using vehicles bearing their state government's stickers as he feared a threat to the city's security ahead of the February 5 Assembly polls.
 
Citing the seizure of a vehicle outside Punjab Bhawan on Wednesday, the BJP leader, at a press conference, said Delhi Police should check these vehicles to determine the whereabouts of the people in them. 
 
"I believe the security of Delhi is in danger for the next few days. That was a private vehicle with a 'Punjab Government' sticker on it. Liquor, election material and around Rs 8 lakh cash was found in it," he said.
 
While Verma alleged the Aam Aadmi Party was "lying" after getting caught, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh asserted that the Punjab government has denied having any such vehicle in the national capital and accused the BJP of playing 'dirty politics to "defame" his party.
 
Verma said, "Thousands of AAP people from Punjab have penetrated various localities. They do not campaign for the party and use vehicles with 'Punjab government' stickers pasted on them."
 
The AAP and Arvind Kejriwal are baffled because they are losing the elections, he said and promised to withdraw free facilities and remove slums if the BJP came to power in Delhi.
(With PTI inputs)
 
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