Amritsar, May 10 -- Aam Aadmi Party minister, Harbhajan Singh ETO, on Sunday criticised the Central government following the arrest of his colleague Sanjeev Arora by the Enforcement Directorate. He claimed that central agencies are being used to pressure opposition leaders to join the BJP.

The AAP minister said, "This is an attempt to intimidate people into joining the BJP under 'Operation Lotus,' which we strongly condemn." the MLA from Jandiala Assembly said. His remarks followed after Enforcement Directorate took Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora into custody.

Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "... Central agencies like the ED and CBI are being misused. Yesterday, our colleague Sanjeev Arora was arrested by the ED. This is an attempt to intim...