AAP claims EC team at Bhagwant Mann's Delhi house for raid; poll official says acting on complaint but denied entry

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said that a team of Election Commission reached Punjab chief minister Bhagwan Mann's Kapurthala House residence in Delhi for search.
Meanwhile, EC said that a complaint of money distribution, but the flying squad team was not allowed to enter the premises.
"We have got a complaint about money distribution. We have to dispose of the complaint in 100 minutes. Our FST had come here which was not allowed to enter. I have come here to request them to let us enter along with a cameraperson," returning officer OP Pandey said.

"The complaint of money distribution was received on the cVIGIL app," he added.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal also targeted poll body and said, "I don't understand this when it is the BJP leaders who are distributing cash and other items but the raid is being conducted on Punjab CM."
Delhi chief minister Atishi also reacted to the incident and targeted the authorities for ignoring BJP for violating model code of conduct and instead raiding the residence of an elected chief minister.
In a social media post on X, Atishi said, "Delhi Police has reached to raid Bhagwant Mann ji's house in Delhi. BJP is distributing money, shoes, sheets in broad daylight - that is not visible. Instead they go to raid the residence of an elected chief minister."

"Wow BJP! People of Delhi will give their answer on 5th!" she added.
This comes after BJP targeted AAP over a vehicle seized from outside Delhi's Punjab Bhawan allegedly with alcohol, cash, and AAP campaign material. BJP candidate from New Delhi Parvesh Verma claimed that thousands of people of AAP have come from Punjab and they have entered mohallas.
"I think that in the next 4-5 days, Delhi's security will be under threat. Thousands of people of AAP have come from Punjab. They do not campaign for elections. They have entered mohallas. There are vehicles from Punjab with 'Government of Punjab' written on them. The vehicle seized had the same words written on it, though it was a private vehicle," Verma said.
Demanding an investigation into such vehicles, he said, "I have filed a complaint with the Delhi Police and Election Commission to take prompt action over this. All such vehicles, especially those moving in the New Delhi assembly constituency, should be checked. The criminal record of the occupants of these vehicles should also be checked."
Earlier, Tilak Marg police station received information of a suspicious vehicle with a 'PB' number registration and 'Punjab sarkar' written on it parked near Punjab Bhavan. Upon inspection, the vehicle had various pamphlets of the Aam Aadmi Party, multiple liquor bottles and cash worth lakhs, according to Delhi police.
However, the Punjab government issued a clarification that the number plate on the vehicle is "forged and fake" and refuted any allegations of the car being connected to the state government.