I-PAC raids: ED prays for adjournment, TMC seeks protection of data before Calcutta High Court

The hearing related to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on the I-PAC office commenced in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday. During the proceedings, the ED’s counsel submitted that a petition on the same issue is pending before the Supreme Court and may be taken up soon, requesting that the High Court defer the hearing. The West Bengal government’s counsel opposed the request.

Arguing for the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the party’s lawyer said the TMC was not a party to the case before the Supreme Court and stressed concerns over privacy following the raid.

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