EC officials enter Bhagwant Mann's residence in Delhi for search, claims AAP

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.