CBI Raids AAP Leader Durgesh Pathak’s Home After Gujarat Poll Role, Party Cries Political Vendetta

CBI Raids AAP Leaders: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders alleged Thursday the Delhi home of its senior leader and former MLA Durgesh Pathak was raided by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

According to sources, CBI is conducting searches at Pathak’s house in connection with violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

"The CBI’s raid on @AamAadmiParty leader Durgesh Pathak’s residence this morning- just days after he was named co-incharge for Gujarat elections 2027-sends a loud message that BJP clearly views AAP as a growing threat in Gujarat and is rattled by its rising influence (sic)," Sandeep Pathak posted on X (formerly Twitter).

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AAP MP Sanjay Singh claimed that the BJP had started its "dirty game" and alleged that the Centre had been "trying every trick" to finish off AAP.

"BJP's dirty game starts again. CBI has reached the house of Gujarat's co-incharge @ipathak25. Modi Government has tried every trick to destroy @AamAadmiParty but still there is no peace. BJP's condition in Gujarat is bad. As soon as @ipathak25 was made co-incharge of Gujarat, CBI was sent to threaten him," the Rajya Sabha MP said on X.

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Last year, Pathak, the former Rajinder Nagar MLA, was named in the CBI’s chargesheet in the Delhi excise policy case. While Pathak was not named in the initial FIR registered by the CBI in the case, he has also been questioned twice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to its money laundering case in the execution of the excise policy.

The Aam Aadmi PartyLast month, had appointed senior leaders Durgesh Pathak and Gopal Rai as in-charges for the 2027 Gujarat assembly elections, signaling its intent to expand its footprint in the BJP stronghold.

The party has been gradually strengthening its presence in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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