<p>The Congress on Thursday condemned the arrest of its Punjab leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the Enforcement Directorate and termed it "vendetta".</p>.<p>The ED on Thursday arrested former Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged drug racket being probed against him and others, officials said.</p>.<p>"Another case of malicious vendetta unleashed by the BJP government and once again ED is unleashed on ex-Punjab MLA Sukhpal Khaira," said Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.</p>.<p>The Congress strongly condemns the "wholly vindictive arrest" of Sukhpal by the ED, he said.</p>.<p>"The ED can't be used as 'Election Department' to revive the lost political fortunes of BJP in Punjab," Surjewala added.</p>.<p>According to officials, Khaira, 56, was taken into custody by the central probe agency in Punjab under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>.<p>He was produced before a special PMLA court in Mohali where the ED will seek his remand.</p>.<p>The agency had raided the premises of Khaira in Chandigarh, his son-in-law Inderveer Singh Johal in Delhi and that of some linked persons in March this year.</p>.<p>The ED has alleged that Khaira is an "associate" of drug case convicts and fake passport racketeers. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>The Congress on Thursday condemned the arrest of its Punjab leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira by the Enforcement Directorate and termed it "vendetta".</p>.<p>The ED on Thursday arrested former Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged drug racket being probed against him and others, officials said.</p>.<p>"Another case of malicious vendetta unleashed by the BJP government and once again ED is unleashed on ex-Punjab MLA Sukhpal Khaira," said Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala.</p>.<p>The Congress strongly condemns the "wholly vindictive arrest" of Sukhpal by the ED, he said.</p>.<p>"The ED can't be used as 'Election Department' to revive the lost political fortunes of BJP in Punjab," Surjewala added.</p>.<p>According to officials, Khaira, 56, was taken into custody by the central probe agency in Punjab under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).</p>.<p>He was produced before a special PMLA court in Mohali where the ED will seek his remand.</p>.<p>The agency had raided the premises of Khaira in Chandigarh, his son-in-law Inderveer Singh Johal in Delhi and that of some linked persons in March this year.</p>.<p>The ED has alleged that Khaira is an "associate" of drug case convicts and fake passport racketeers. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>