Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee instructed the party’s IT cell, known as “Digital Yoddhas,” to initiate a digital campaign explaining their opposition to the recent Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office and the residence of I-PAC co-founder Pratik Jain. This directive was given during a digital conclave of the party, attended by members of the IT cell.
One of the key points raised by the Trinamool Congress questions the timing of the ED’s raids in a six-year-old coal smuggling case just before the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Additionally, concerns were raised about why the raid targeted the residence of an I-PAC director in Kolkata when two other directors were based in Delhi and Hyderabad.
The party believes that the motive behind these raids was to access the Trinamool Congress’s election strategy for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. In response, the General Secretary urged the IT cell to launch a comprehensive campaign addressing these issues immediately.
During the raids conducted by the ED, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intervened at two locations in Kolkata, where the teams were facing resistance. She was accompanied by state officials and left with several documents. The Supreme Court also heard a case related to the raids, with the ED accusing the Chief Minister of obstructing their official duties.
