US EditionMamata Banerjee Protests Against ED over I-PAC Raid, Says 'After Winning Bengal, We Must Win Delhi as Well'
Mamata Banerjee led a large protest against ED raids targeting I-PAC, accusing the central government of political vendetta and planning more statewide agitations ahead of 2026 polls.
- On Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a massive protest march in south Kolkata against Enforcement Directorate searches, moving from the 8B Bus Stand area towards Hazra More with onlookers filming.
- The march came a day after Banerjee made a dramatic appearance at I-PAC co-founder Pratik Jain's Loudon Street residence during an ED raid, raising stakes ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.
- Cultural elements included party workers singing Pratul Mukhopadhyay's anthem and women participants blowing conch shells, while actor-politicians Dev, a sitting Lok Sabha MP, and Soham Chakraborty lent star power.
- The party announced the rally marks the first in a series of statewide agitations to take the political battle back onto the streets, accusing the BJP-led Centre of trying to destabilise opposition-ruled states.
- Banerjee condemned the treatment of detained TMC Members of Parliament on X on January 9, 2026, using the ED action as a rallying point to reshape the election narrative.
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'If I Am Attacked, I Am Reborn': Mamata Banerjee After I-PAC Raids
Taking the fight to the Centre following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a 6-km protest rally in Kolkata on Friday.
Mamata Banerjee protests against ED over I-PAC raid, says 'after winning Bengal, we must win Delhi as well'
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee led a protest in Kolkata against the ED amid the I-PAC chief row. She accused the BJP of misusing agencies for political vendetta. Her party workers enthusiastically sang Pratul Mukhopadhyay’s iconic anthem ‘Ami Banglay Gaan Gai'.
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