Pratap Singh Khachariyawas (in yellow) during the Enforcement Directorate's raid at his residence on Tuesday. Pics/PTI
About 15 premises including Khachariyawas' house in Jaipur and Singh's premises in Punjab's Mohali apart from some others are being searched by the federal probe agency
A security team of the CRPF has also been deployed with the ED teams at both the locations linked to the politicians
The 55-year-old Congress leader served as minister for transport, food and civil supplies in the cabinet of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot. He has represented the Civil Lines (Jaipur) seat in the Rajasthan assembly
Singh, 63, is the promoter of a real estate firm named Janta Land Promoters Limited (JLPL). He is reported to be Punjab's richest MLA with assets reportedly worth Rs 1,000 crore
Addressing reporters outside his ancestral house here, Khachariyawas, nephew of former vice president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, said the ED action was "politically motivated" because he has been speaking against the government
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