New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday lashed out at the Election Commission (EC) and Delhi Police for reaching his Kapurthala House residence here for a "raid", accusing them of trying to "defame" the Punjabis at the behest of the BJP.

In a post on X, Mann also alleged that the EC was not seeing "open distribution" of money by the BJP in the run-up to the Delhi polls and was trying to raid his residence instead.

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An election official said the team was at Mann's residence to conduct a search following a complaint of money distribution from Kapurthala House but it was not being allowed to enter.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and counting of votes will be undertaken on February 8.

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