The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches on April 3, 2024, at multiple locations associated with Ashok Kumar Mittal, a Rajya Sabha member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), amid an investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). The operation involved at least 10 locations in Jalandhar district, Punjab, and Gurugram, Haryana, including the Lovely Professional University, which Mittal founded. The ED's actions come shortly after Mittal was appointed as AAP's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, raising concerns among party leaders about political motives behind the raids. AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann condemned the raids, suggesting they were intended to intimidate the party ahead of the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections. This incident marks Mittal as the second AAP leader to face ED scrutiny, following the arrest of MLA Jaswant Singh Gajjanmajra in a separate money laundering case. The political landscape in Punjab is becoming increasingly charged as these developments unfold.