PANAJI
AAP leader Atishi has alleged that the BJP is misusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to target her party in Goa as its support base grows in the state.
Reacting to ED searches linked to AAP Goa co-incharge Deepak Singla on Monday, Atishi said, “With the Aam Aadmi Party’s popularity growing in Goa, BJP’s loyal foot-soldier, the ED, has been sent here as well.”
She said searches were carried out earlier in the day at Singla’s residence and at the homes of some AAP volunteers in Goa. According to her, the action was aimed at putting pressure on party workers and gaining access to internal organisational information.
“Not only is this an attempt to intimidate our volunteers, but also to obtain all our organisational data for the BJP,” she alleged.
Singla, a Delhi-based AAP leader who had earlier contested the Vishwas Nagar Assembly seat, was also searched by the ED in 2024 in connection with an earlier case.
Meanwhile, ED officials said searches were conducted at premises linked to Singla and others in Delhi and Goa as part of a money laundering investigation related to an alleged bank loan fraud case. Officials said the operation covered several locations as part of the ongoing probe.
