 Summary of this article
- I-PAC is a political consultancy firm which has worked on campaigns of politicians ranging from WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Captain Amarinder Singh, YS Jagan Mohan and others.
- The Enforcement Directorate is investigating I-PAC for money-laundering charges.
- Last week, when the ED raided I-PAC offices and its founder’s homes, the West Bengal CM spoke up sharply, and said the raids were an overreach. The ED has sought directions from the SC to file an FIR against Banerjee for obstruction of proceedings.
The Enforcement Directorate had acted in a mala fide manner in its investigation of an alleged coal scam— approaching I-PAC in its West Bengal offices nearly two years after the last recorded statement in the ongoing case, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleged before the Supreme court on Thursday.
“Why was there a need to go there in the midst of an election? In the coal scam they are talking about, the last statement they are talking about was recording in February 24, 2024. What were they doing for two years? Why come there in the midst of an election in 2026,” asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who was appearing for the Chairperson of TMC.
Sibal was arguing against two petitions filed by the ED. The first petition is seeking directions for an FIR against WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other senior state police officials for obstructing its investigation by taking evidence from a search site in Kolkata. The second petition, filed on Thursday ahead of the scheduled hearing, is for directions to suspend the WB Director General of Police Rajiv Kumar, and other senior police officials for allegedly aiding and abetting Banerjee in obstructing the ED’s investigation.
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