ED Summons Moga AAP MLA Amandeep Kaur Arora for Questioning on Nov 26ਈਡੀ ਨੇ ਮੋਗਾ ਵਿਧਾਇਕ ਅਮਨਦੀਪ ਕੌਰ ਅਰੋੜਾ ਨੂੰ 26 ਨਵੰਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਤਲਬ ਕੀਤਾ

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Aam Aadmi Party MLA Dr Amandeep Kaur Arora for questioning on November 26 in a money laundering case linked to alleged fraudulent land transfers in Moga district. Her husband, Rakesh Arora, has been called for questioning a day earlier, on November 25, officials said.

The summons comes a week after ED teams searched seven premises linked to the MLA, her husband and a hospital-cum-de-addiction centre connected to them.

What the summons covers

Officials said the 42-year-old MLA, who represents Moga, has been asked to depose before the agency at its Chandigarh office on November 26, while her husband will appear on November 25. Their statements will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), under which the ED probes alleged laundering of crime proceeds.

The probe concerns alleged fraudulent transfers of government land and the diversion of compensation worth more than Rs 1 crore that was paid to people whose land was acquired for a highway. The ED has said its searches indicated the alleged involvement of the MLA and her husband in facilitating the siphoning of compensation funds meant for locals.

The case behind the summons

The ED case stems from an FIR registered at Dharamkot police station in Moga district in June 2024. Police alleged that revenue records of government land in Adhraman village were manipulated, which led to compensation for land acquired for National Highway 754A being paid to the wrong people.

On November 4, ED teams searched seven locations linked to the MLA, her husband and the hospital-cum-de-addiction centre. The searches continued for nearly 48 hours, according to the MLA and AAP leaders, who said officials went through her residence, office, hospital and the homes of her parents, brother and other relatives.

The agency has not said whether it seized documents or cash. Arora was not named as an accused in the original police complaint, and the ED has not revealed the full money trail.

What AAP says

AAP has rejected the allegations and accused the BJP of using central agencies against its leaders ahead of the 2027 polls. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said the ED teams returned empty-handed after nearly 48 hours, without recovering a single document or a penny, and called it a certificate of honesty for the party.

Arora herself said the same, adding that officials asked her about everything from her children's mark sheets to hospital records. AAP leader Manish Sisodia went further, alleging that the searches were used to pressure her to switch parties and that a ministerial post was offered in return. The BJP has not formally responded to those specific allegations.

Arora, an MBBS doctor, is AAP's state women wing president and has already been renominated by the party from Moga for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections. The summons therefore lands directly on a sitting legislator who is again the party's candidate from the seat.

What happens next

The questioning on November 25 and 26 will be the next step in the probe. A summons is not a finding of guilt, and the allegations against the MLA and her husband remain under investigation. What the ED asks, and what it records under the PMLA, will decide whether the case moves toward charges or fades as a political row.

When will Amandeep Kaur Arora appear before the ED?

She has been summoned for November 26 at the ED office in Chandigarh. Her husband, Rakesh Arora, has been called a day earlier, on November 25.

What is the case about?

It is a money laundering probe into alleged fraudulent land transfers and the diversion of more than Rs 1 crore in compensation for land acquired for National Highway 754A in Moga district.

Has anything been proven against her?

No. The case is at the summons stage, the allegations are under investigation, and AAP has denied any wrongdoing. A summons on its own is not a finding of guilt.

Why does this matter politically?

Arora is AAP's renominated Moga candidate and its state women wing president, and the summons comes months before the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.