West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has targeted the ED over the ED raid on premises linked to political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) in Kolkata. He has accused ED of stealing party related documents of Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said that ED was collecting documents from his party office. After allegations made by Mamata Banerjee, now the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued an official statement regarding this.
According to sources, ED has clearly said that this action is not targeted at any political party, but is being taken on the basis of evidence related to the case. This matter has been under investigation for a long time and the agency is taking it forward as per the process. According to ED, the ED team is raiding 6 places in West Bengal and 4 places in Delhi. This location is related to the illegal coal smuggling case, in which cash generation, hawala transfer and money route are being investigated.
Raids have nothing to do with elections: ED
The agency clearly stated that ED did not go to the office of any political party. Raids have been conducted only at those places which are related to this case. The raid has nothing to do with the elections, but is a routine action on money laundering, as is done from time to time across the country.
People holding constitutional posts misused their position
According to ED, the entire operation was done under legal provisions. Not only this, but the bigger thing is that during the raid, some people (including people holding constitutional posts) reached two places and misused their position to enter inside and forcefully snatch the ED documents. ED said that investigation into the case is ongoing.
What allegations did Mamata Banerjee make?
In fact, on Thursday (January 8, 2026), the ED team raided the residence of I-PAC senior officer Prateek Jain in Central Kolkata and the firm’s office in Godrej Waterside Building located in Salt Lake Sector-5. After the ED action, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the agency of theft of documents and also targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He said that this entire action has been taken at the behest of the mischievous Home Minister, who is not able to keep the country safe. He alleged that the central government wants to collect the list of TMC candidates, party strategy and internal plans.
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