The central government has denied political clearance for Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and industries minister Sanjeev Arora to visit the United Kingdom and Israel in February, a trip intended to attract investment ahead of the Progressive Punjab Summit. According to the Aam Aadmi Party, this is not the first time such travel requests have been blocked, with previous denials including Mann's proposed visit to the Paris Olympic Games and other ministers' trips to the United States and Europe. No specific reasons were given for the latest denial, though security concerns have been cited in the past for some cases. The Aam Aadmi Party criticized the repeated refusals, emphasizing the importance of international outreach for Punjab's economic development.