‘Mamata Banerjee committed a crime, this raid has nothing to do with TMC’, ED’s argument in Kolkata HC in I-PAC case

New Delhi: The hearing has begun in the Calcutta High Court regarding the ED raid on the I-PAC office. The lawyer for the Enforcement Directorate argued that the petition is pending in the Supreme Court and a hearing is expected soon, therefore, the hearing in this case should be postponed today. The West Bengal government’s lawyer opposed the ED’s request.

The Trinamool Congress lawyer said, “We are not a party before the Supreme Court. The raid took place. Our privacy must be maintained. We live in a constitutional democracy. We want our political data to be secure. We have a right to privacy. Our demand is that our political data be kept safe, not released to the media, and not used for political purposes.”

The ED lawyer said, “No records were seized by the investigating agency. This petition has been filed by a stranger. Please see who the petitioner is. How was he affected since he was not present at the time of the raid? This investigation has nothing to do with the Trinamool Congress, and the person whose house and office were raided has not come to the court himself.”