Political Drama Unfolds as Income Tax Raids Target TMC Leaders

The Income Tax Department conducted raids on TMC MLA Debashis Kumar and Miraj Shah in Kolkata ahead of assembly polls. The TMC claims the raids are politically motivated to intimidate the party. The searches are part of a broader operation to unearth unaccounted money, escalating tensions in the state.

The Income Tax Department executed multiple raids targeting TMC leaders, including MLA Debashis Kumar and Miraj Shah, ahead of crucial assembly elections in West Bengal.

The ruling TMC decried the operations as political harassment orchestrated to intimidate the party just before the polls.

Officials described the searches, which covered various properties linked to TMC figures, as a broader effort to unveil unaccounted funds amid electoral tensions.