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Trinamool Congress MPs connected Friday (January 9, 2026) staged a protestation extracurricular the Home Ministry's bureau against alleged misuse of probe agencies by the Centre pursuing which they were detained by Delhi Police.
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TMC leaders claimed they were forcefully evicted from the spot erstwhile they were holding the protest.
The protestation came a time aft the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried retired raids astatine the bureau of governmental consultancy I-PAC and the residence of its chief.
A constabulary serviceman said TMC MPs Derek O'Brien and Mahua Moitra on with different enactment leaders were detained and taken to Parliament Street Police Station.
"They volition beryllium released shortly," the serviceman said, adding the protestation was not permitted extracurricular the Home Ministry's bureau owed to prohibitory orders and information concerns.
Holding placards and raising slogans alleging misuse of the ED, 8 MPs of the TMC tried to participate the Kartavya Bhawa, which houses the Home Ministry.
The MPs were stopped from entering the building, aft which they staged a protestation astatine the gate. Later, they were forcefully evicted from the protestation spot by the Delhi police, they said.
Party MPs O'Brien, Satabdi Roy, Mahua Moitra, Bapi Haldar, Saket Gokhale, Pratima Mondal, Kirti Azad and Sharmila Sarkar were among those who took portion successful the protest.
TMC leaders shared images of the MPs being forcefully removed from the tract by Delhi Police, and slammed the Union authorities implicit it.
"What benignant of arrogance is this Amit Shah? Are you present utilizing your Delhi Police to battle elected representatives conscionable to crush democracy? Is this however dissent is silenced successful your India?" the TMC charged.
"Admit it, you are rattled! First, the shameless misuse of the ED. Now, an onslaught connected the peaceful dharna of our 8 MPs. This desperation exposes your fear. You whitethorn effort to choke democracy, but Bengal volition not beryllium cowed. Shame connected you and your police!" TMC said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Thursday accused the ED of attempting to prehend the Trinamool Congress' interior information and predetermination strategy during searches astatine the residence of I-PAC main Pratik Jain and the organisation's bureau successful Kolkata.
Banerjee had termed the raids "political vendetta" and alleged misuse of cardinal agencies to intimidate absorption parties.
TMC leaders person maintained that I-PAC, which provides governmental consultancy services to the enactment and manages its IT and media operations, was being targeted to summation entree to delicate interior documents. The enactment has announced protests against the ED enactment some successful West Bengal and astatine the nationalist level.
