Punjab ED raids | CM Channi terms them an attempt to target him, his ministers in poll season

Opposition parties have earlier linked Charanjit Singh Channi with the dealings of Bhupinder Singh alias Honey, which the former had denied. (Source: PTI)

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said that there was an attempt to put pressure and target him and his ministers as the polling day drew near, hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday raided multiple locations in the State as part of a money laundering probe against the "sand mafia" and companies linked to alleged illegal sand mining.

Premises linked to Mr. Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey, are also being covered under the ED raids.