<p>Several members of the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday condemned the ED raids on rebel AAP legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira.</p>.<p>Khaira, who was present in the House during the Budget Session, said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids were a "well-planned vilification and character assassination campaign" against him by the Centre and denied any wrongdoing.</p>.<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ed-raids-punjab-mla-khaira-others-in-money-laundering-case-959891.html" target="_blank">ED raided the premises of Khaira</a>, his family members in Delhi and some jailed convicts on Tuesday in a money-laundering case linked to the 2015 Fazilka narcotics-trafficking case and a fake passport racket.</p>.<p>Raising the issue of the ED raids during the Zero Hour, another rebel AAP MLA Kanwar Sandhu sought a resolution in the House over the matter.</p>.<p>He further said the House could also express "displeasure" over the ED action against Khaira.</p>.<p>Sandhu said what has happened with Khaira could also occur with any other member of the House.</p>.<p>Congress MLA and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu backed Sandhu and hit out at the BJP-led Centre over the issue.</p>.<p>"Are we allowed to question the Centre or not? Are we a free society, are we a fear society?" he asked while condemning the ED raids against Khaira.</p>.<p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra described the ED action against Khaira as "unfortunate, highly deplorable and highly condemnable".</p>.<p>Speaker Rana K P Singh said Khaira was "restrained" from attending the ongoing Budget Session of the House, which was "wrong".</p>.<p>Denying any wrongdoing, Khaira informed the House that the ED officials had taken some diaries from his residence.</p>.<p>He further said he will continue to raise his voice even if the BJP tries to "intimidate and gag" him with such raids.</p>
<p>Several members of the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday condemned the ED raids on rebel AAP legislator Sukhpal Singh Khaira.</p>.<p>Khaira, who was present in the House during the Budget Session, said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids were a "well-planned vilification and character assassination campaign" against him by the Centre and denied any wrongdoing.</p>.<p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/ed-raids-punjab-mla-khaira-others-in-money-laundering-case-959891.html" target="_blank">ED raided the premises of Khaira</a>, his family members in Delhi and some jailed convicts on Tuesday in a money-laundering case linked to the 2015 Fazilka narcotics-trafficking case and a fake passport racket.</p>.<p>Raising the issue of the ED raids during the Zero Hour, another rebel AAP MLA Kanwar Sandhu sought a resolution in the House over the matter.</p>.<p>He further said the House could also express "displeasure" over the ED action against Khaira.</p>.<p>Sandhu said what has happened with Khaira could also occur with any other member of the House.</p>.<p>Congress MLA and former minister Navjot Singh Sidhu backed Sandhu and hit out at the BJP-led Centre over the issue.</p>.<p>"Are we allowed to question the Centre or not? Are we a free society, are we a fear society?" he asked while condemning the ED raids against Khaira.</p>.<p>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Brahm Mohindra described the ED action against Khaira as "unfortunate, highly deplorable and highly condemnable".</p>.<p>Speaker Rana K P Singh said Khaira was "restrained" from attending the ongoing Budget Session of the House, which was "wrong".</p>.<p>Denying any wrongdoing, Khaira informed the House that the ED officials had taken some diaries from his residence.</p>.<p>He further said he will continue to raise his voice even if the BJP tries to "intimidate and gag" him with such raids.</p>