The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at premises linked to AAP leader and former Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj as part of a money laundering investigation.
ED Conducts Raids At AAP Leader Saurabh Bharadwaj’s Premises, AAP Says 'Fake'
Federal agency searches multiple Delhi locations in connection with money laundering probe linked to alleged corruption in health infrastructure projects.
According to PTI, around a dozen locations in the national capital were being searched by the federal probe agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The investigation against Bharadwaj, 45, who formerly held the health portfolio in Delhi, is understood to be linked to an Anti-Corruption Branch case into alleged irregularities in health infrastructure projects carried out by the previous AAP government.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday described the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on its Delhi unit chief Saurabh Bharadwaj as a "diversionary tactic" and claimed the case against him is baseless, reported PTI.
Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia told PTI, "The raids are a diversionary tactic. The case pertains to the time when Bharadwaj was not holding any ministerial post. The case is false."
The investigation against Bharadwaj is understood to be linked to an Anti-Corruption Branch case into alleged irregularities in health infrastructure projects carried out by the previous AAP government, reported PTI.
Further details are awaited.
(With inputs from PTI)
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