Jalandhar, June 14 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to intimidate traders and industrialists in Punjab to extort "donations".

The BJP rejected the allegations outright, asserting that the ED functions independently and is taking action against those involved in financial irregularities

Addressing the gathering of traders in Jalandhar, Kejriwal claimed that despite having two MLAs in Punjab, the BJP had received a substantial amount in donations through alleged misuse of central agencies.

"According to the figures available with us, the ED party has collected Rs.60 crore in donations last year from traders and indu...