ED raids AAP MP Ashok Mittal’s home after he replaces Raghav Chadha in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) connected Wednesday conducted a raid astatine the location of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal successful Punjab.The hunt cognition was carried retired astatine his residence located astatine 16, The Mall Road, Jalandhar Cantt, officials said.The enactment comes conscionable days aft the AAP appointed Mittal arsenic its lawman person successful the Rajya Sabha, replacing Raghav Chadha.The timing of ED raid has drawn attraction fixed Mittal’s newly-assigned relation successful Parliament.The improvement follows a ceremonial determination by the AAP to restructure its enactment successful the Upper House.The enactment had written to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat seeking the removal of Raghav Chadha arsenic lawman person and requested that helium nary longer beryllium allotted speaking clip from the party’s quota.Speaking connected the alteration earlier, Mittal described enactment transitions arsenic a “continuous process.”“Earlier, ND Gupta ji was lawman leader, past Raghav ji took over, and present I person been fixed the responsibility. Tomorrow, idiosyncratic other whitethorn get the opportunity,” helium had said.Ashok Kumar Mittal is the laminitis of Lovely Professional University successful Punjab.An academic-turned-politician, helium entered progressive authorities successful 2022 and was elected to the Rajya Sabha the aforesaid year. He has since served connected respective parliamentary committees, including Defence and Finance, and has participated successful planetary parliamentary delegations.The AAP presently has 10 MPs successful the Rajya Sabha, including 7 from Punjab and 3 from Delhi.