Raman Arora

He represents the Jalandhar Central Assembly constituency as MLA in Punjab Assembly.The Aam Aadmi Party gained a strong 79% majority in the sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly by winning 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election. MP Bhagwant Mann was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.^[4]

Committee assignments of Punjab Legislative Assembly

• Member (2022–23) Committee on Estimates^[5]
• Member (2022–23) Committee on Subordinate Legislation^[6]

Punjab’s Vigilance Bureau (VB) arrested Raman Arora, from Jalandhar Central, following a raid at his residence in Jalandhar. The arrest was linked to allegations of issuing bogus municipal notices and participating in an extortion racket in collusion with municipal officials.^[7] Arora's aide, Assistant Town Planner (ATP) Sukhdev Vashisht, was arrested earlier and accused of issuing fake violation notices and demanding bribes. This arrest triggered suspicion and scrutiny of Arora’s involvement.^[8]

Arora was initially remanded to 5-day VB custody, later extended by 4 more days, as investigators dug deeper into the alleged corruption network. During raids, officials seized fake municipal notices, ₹6 lakh cash, 1.2 kg of gold jewelry, and significant documentation. Arora’s aide Mahesh Makhija, building inspector Harpreet Kaur, and others were also arrested.^[9] A comprehensive 900-page chargesheet was subsequently filed in court, naming Arora and multiple associates, including Vashisht and Makhija, as accused.^[10]

On 4 September 2025, the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted bail to Raman Arora in the original corruption case. However, immediately after his release, Arora was re-arrested under a new extortion FIR registered on 23 August, based on a complaint by a parking contractor named Ramesh. Arora was allegedly forcing the contractor to pay money to continue operating his business.^[11][12]