Income Tax Department Raids Trigger Political Storm in West Bengal
KOLKATA– The Income Tax obligation Division performed searches Friday on multiple Trinamool Congress (TMC) members, intensifying stress in advance of the West Bengal assembly elections.
Key facts:
* Raids targeted TMC MLA Debashish Kumar and Miraj Shah, an advocate of Mamata Banerjee’s candidature.
* Principal Priest Mamata Banerjee slammed the timing, alleging political motivation by the BJP.
* BJP leaders countered, implicating TMC members of corruption and unlawful activities.
* TMC employees opposed the raids, alleging political targeting by the BJP.
The raids, that included Kumar’s home and workplace, are linked to an alleged land-grabbing instance. Polling in Rashbehari and Bhabanipur will certainly be hung on April 29