Atishi accuses BJP of attempting to "steal organisational data" amid ED searches at AAP leader's Goa residence

New Delhi [India], May 18 : Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi on Monday lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to "acquire organisational data" of her party after Enforcement Directorate (ED) searches were conducted at the residence of AAP leader Deepak Singla in Goa.

In a post on X, Atishi said the searches come amid what she described as AAP's "growing popularity" in Goa, alleging that the BJP was attempting to intimidate party workers through enforcement actions.

"With Aam Aadmi Party's popularity growing in Goa, BJP's loyal foot-soldier, ED has been sent here as well! From early morning today, there is an ED raid at the residence of AAP Goa co-incharge, Deepak Singla, as well as the home of some volunteers in Goa. Not only is this an attempt to scare our volunteers, but also to acquire all our organisational data for the BJP!" Atishi wrote in the post.

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With Aam Aadmi Party’s popularity growing in Goa, BJP’s loyal foot-soldier, ED has been sent here as well!

From early morning today, there is an ED raid at the residence of AAP Goa co-incharge, Deepak Singla, as well as the home of some volunteers in Goa.

Not only is this an…

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) May 18, 2026

In a separate video message shared on X, Atishi alleged that the BJP used the ED and IPAC against TMC to win the West Bengal assembly elections. She alleged that the BJP acquires TMC's organisational data through the raids, inferring that the same politics is being played in Punjab and Goa ahead of the elections.

She said that the ED raided the residence of the AAP leader Sanjeev Arora after he refused to join the BJP, while those who joined the party, including former AAP MP Ashok Mittal, were spared.

"The whole country saw how the BJP used ED against TMC in the Bengal elections. The agency IPAC, which was fighting the elections for TMC, sent the workers to jail. All the data of TMC's organisation was stolen through ED before the elections. After the elections, everyone was released from jail. After the Bengal elections, the next attack was on Punjab. In Punjab, raids were launched on the houses of common party leaders. No action was taken on the BJP leaders who ran away. But leaders like Sanjeev Arora, who refused to join the BJP, were sent to jail. And now, after Punjab, the next target is Goa," she said in the video message.

She questioned the "raids" on the residences of AAP Goa co-incharge Deepak Singla and other party workers, describing it as the BJP's attempt to downplay AAP in Goa, amid the party's "growing popularity."

"The BJP knows that the people of Goa hate the BJP government. They know that in the upcoming February elections, the people of Goa will throw them out. And they can see that the popularity of the AAP is increasing in Goa. And for this reason, since this morning, a raid has been going on at Deepak Singla's house in Goa. 15 ED cars are parked there. 50 ED officers are standing there. A raid is going on at the houses of our workers in Goa. Why would a raid be carried out at the house of a common man? Why would a raid be carried out at Deepak Singla's house on the basis of an organisation? To steal the data of the organisation," she said.

Expressing stern criticism towards the action, she affirmed AAP's resilience and asserted that the "raids" will not ensure BJP's growth or victory in the upcoming elections.

"But let me tell the BJP people that the common man party is not afraid of them. They are not afraid of the threats of ED. And today, the people of Goa are seeing how in the last 15 years, the BJP has destroyed Goa. It has troubled the people of Goa. Now, ED also cannot save the BJP in Goa," she said.

Even ED raids won’t be able to save BJP in Goa… pic.twitter.com/I4SPUKeFtL— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) May 18, 2026

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Meanwhile, according to officials, the Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches at the premises linked to AAP leader Deepak Singla in Delhi and Goa in connection with an alleged bank fraud case.

On May 9, Punjab Minister and AAP leader Sanjeev Arora was arrested following a day-long search at his four premises, including his residence, his associated entities, and one office premises belonging to Hampton Sky Realty Limited (HSRL), which is also under the agency's scanner in the case.

The ED's action was part of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) recorded by it on May 5 this year.

During the investigation, the ED said, HSRL is found to be "beneficially owned and controlled by Sanieev Arora and his family members, with Kavya Arora, son of Sanjeev Arora, as Managing Director, along with Hemant Sood, Chander Sekhar, Findoc Finvest Pvt Ltd and others.

Meanwhile, a special court in Gurugram has remanded Arora to seven days' Enforcement Directorate custody in a money laundering case linked to alleged fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) transactions over Rs 100 crore.

Arora was sent to the ED custody hours after the agency arrested him on May 9 from Chandigarh and produced him before the court for seeking custodial interrogation.

AAP national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal, heaped praise on him for choosing to face arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) rather than joining the BJP.

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