The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), collectively holding Rs 440 crore, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities. The accounts were frozen under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Political Reactions and Context
Political observers noted that the complaints were filed before the same cyber crime police station that is investigating an FIR against TMC leader and former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee's relative in connection with the fiasco during Argentine football icon Lionel Messi's visit to Kolkata. The TMC has termed the action as politically motivated, while the ED maintains it is part of a routine probe.
The development comes ahead of the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, adding to the political tension in the state. The TMC leadership has vowed to challenge the freezing order in court.
