0.1 What triggered the political confrontation in West Bengal

0.1.1 The crisis began after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on the office of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its director Pratik Jain.
0.1.2 The ED stated that the searches were linked to an alleged coal smuggling and money laundering case.
0.1.3 I-PAC has been providing political consultancy to the Trinamool Congress since 2021.

0.2 Mamata Banerjee’s direct intervention and street protests

0.2.1 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a protest march in Kolkata against the ED action.
0.2.2 She entered Pratik Jain’s residence and the I-PAC office during the raids, justifying her actions as self-defence.
0.2.3 She claimed attempts were being made to steal her party’s internal election strategy.

0.3 Allegations against Central agencies and BJP

0.3.1 Mamata Banerjee alleged that Central agencies have been “captured” and are acting as political tools of the BJP.
0.3.2 She accused the BJP of using investigative agencies to intimidate political opponents before elections.
0.3.3 She claimed that similar tactics had been used in other States where the BJP came to power.

0.4 Claims related to coal scam and Amit Shah

0.4.1 Referring to the coal scam investigation, Mamata Banerjee questioned who ultimately benefited from the alleged money flow.
0.4.2 She accused Amit Shah of being linked indirectly through “traitors” within the system.
0.4.3 She claimed to possess evidence stored on pen drives, warning that she would make them public if provoked.

0.5 ED’s allegations against Mamata Banerjee

0.5.1 The ED alleged that Mamata Banerjee forcibly removed physical documents and electronic evidence from the raid locations.
0.5.2 It claimed that confidential and sensitive data had been taken during her intervention.
0.5.3 Based on these allegations, the ED sought judicial directions for return of seized material.

0.6 Legal escalation: Court cases and FIRs

0.6.1 The Trinamool Congress (TMC) moved the Calcutta High Court, seeking directions to the ED to return all seized data and documents.
0.6.2 The ED, in turn, urged the court to order a CBI investigation into the Chief Minister’s actions and the role of state police.
0.6.3 The West Bengal government registered two FIRs — one against the ED and another against Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel.