ED raids I-PAC chief's house, TMC's political consultant as CM Banerjee 'takes green file'

In a massive development that can have major effect on Bengal politics, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday raided the house of Prateek Jain, the chief of I-PAC. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the house of Jain during the raid, as the political circle heats up before the Assembly elections this year.

The ED raided the Salt Lake Sector 5 office of TMC's consultancy firm, I-PAC, on Thursday morning. According to sources within the investigating agency, a special team has arrived from Delhi for the raid. According to ED sources, this raid is related to an old coal smuggling case registered in Delhi and I-PAC's name has surfaced in several transactions in that case.

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CM Banerjee visited the house of Jain during the ED raid. She told reporters, "My IT office has been raided. They are trying to grab all the information including the party's hard disk, candidate list. Since the elections are ahead, they are trying to grab all the information of our party. I have left with everything." According to a report by TV9 Bangla, she came out of Jain's house with a green file, and then reached the I-PAC office.

Saket Gokhale, the MP and the National Spokesperson of the ruling Trinamool Congress(TMC) party in West Bengal, has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Taking to X, he said, "Modi-Shah’s filthy tactics in Bengal reach a new level. This morning, they’re using their lapdog agency ED to steal documents with details of our potential candidates, our election strategy, and our campaign plans. "

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He upped the ante and added, "If the Gujarat Gymkhana duo think they can use agencies to fight Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, they’re VERY MISTAKEN. NOW begins the countdown of Modi-Shah’s fall. You started this and land now we will finish it. #AbarJitbeBangla"