Central government must answer how 58 companies have been registered at AAP’s HQ

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) said that 58 unknown shell companies have been registered at the address of its national headquarters 1, Canning Lane, New Delhi, between July and September this year, and hit out at the BJP for “planning a conspiracy” to defame it. The party said that it has sent a formal complaint to the Principal Commissioner GST and Delhi Police on the issue.

Addressing a press conference, AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj questioned how 58 GST registrations could have been made under different names at the address of a government residence and demanded an investigation. He alleged that ahead of elections, the BJP levels false allegations against the AAP for political gains, as it had done with the alleged liquor scam before the Delhi election. “This was planned by the BJP so that before the February 2027 elections, the BJP could have planted this news and run a campaign against us, that AAP runs several shell companies through which it receives donations,” Mr. Bharadwaj said

The AAP leader said that if a registration has been made at the address of the AAP’s office, the first thing that should have come to the mind of a GST officer is that 1, Canning Lane is a government bungalow. “How can any private company or business be registered there? No one can purchase this place, and no one can rent it out. So, prima facie, this simply could not have happened,” Mr. Bharadwaj said.

“Our direct question to the Central government is: how did these 58 businesses get registered at the address of the Aam Aadmi Party’s national office? The Central government must answer what conspiracy was being carried out and, after investigating it, tell us who was involved. From which servers and computers was this registration exercise being conducted, and which officers came here for verification?” the AAP leader said.