Trinamool Congress MPs cry foul over police treatment during Delhi protests against Amit Shah

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is holding protests in Kolkata and Delhi on Friday against the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) Thursday raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office and the home of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had vowed to fight back while visiting the I-PAC office and Jain’s office amid the ED raids.

Her fight has intensified into protest marches on Friday, with TMC MPs in Delhi protesting in front of Home Minister Amit Shah’s office.

Male MPs alleged that they—as well as the women MPs protesting alongside them—were dragged and assaulted by Shah’s forces. The MPs present at the protest were Derek O’Brien, Satabdi Roy, Mahua Moitra, Bapi Haldar, Saket Gokhale, Pratima Mondal, Kirti Azad and Dr Sharmila Sarkar.

“What is happening? What is Amit Shah doing in Bengal? Call Amit Shah. Amit Shah is stealing data and phones. See what is happening with Amit Shah’s Delhi Police. See what is happening with MPs,” said Derek O’Brien, while being dragged by police.

Mamata has alleged that the BJP was using the central investigating agency to intimidate the TMC while stealing their poll strategies ahead of the April 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal.

The battle between the ED and TMC has reached the Calcutta High Court, with the agency alleging “hindrance and obstruction” while conducting raids in connection with money laundering in a 2020 coal scam case.

The ED has stated that CM Banerjee arrived with senior police and state officials at Pratik Jain’s house and took away key evidence—including physical documents and electronic devices—before proceeding to the I-PAC office to remove key evidence.

The ED has maintained that the raids were linked to hawala transactions in the coal smuggling scam, and that no political party office has been searched.

The case is scheduled for further hearing at the Calcutta High Court on Friday afternoon.