The Trinamul Congress took to the streets across different parts of Hooghly district on Thursday evening to protest against raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the residence and office of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain in Kolkata’s Loudon Street area.
Protesters blocked roads at several locations and staged demonstrations by burning tyres. In Serampore, a protest rally began at Gandhi Maidan and culminated at Serampore Battala. The rally was led by Serampore Municipality chairman Giridhari Shaw, chairman-in-council Santosh Singh, along with Pintu Nag, Gour Mohan De, other councillors, and members of the TMC women’s wing.
Similar protest rallies and road blockades were also held in Konnagar, Singur, Haripal, Chandannagar, Chinsurah, Baidyabati–Seoraphuli, Bhadreswar and Rishra.
Addressing the protesters, the TMC district leaders alleged that the ED action was carried out at the behest of opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari. He asserted that despite all efforts by the BJP to come to power, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s development-oriented agenda would continue to defeat the BJP in Bengal.