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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Slams 'Naughty Home Minister' Amit Shah After ED Raids IPAC Chief Prateek Jain

In a major political showdown in West Bengal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the residence and office of IPAC chief Prateek Jain in Kolkata in connection with an alleged financial irregularity case. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the raid spot, accompanied by Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma. Storming out with a laptop and a 'green file', Banerjee lashed out at the Centre, accusing Home Minister Amit Shah of using agencies to steal her party's election strategy and candidate lists. 'The nasty Home Minister, the naughty Home Minister, who cannot protect the country and is taking away all my party documents,' she said. The BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal termed the raids 'divine justice', questioning the funding of IPAC.

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