TMC leaders, including MPs, were detained protesting ED raids on I-PAC offices in Kolkata. The party alleges the raids, targeting election strategy data, are politically motivated harassment by the Union government ahead of West Bengal polls. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the action, calling it a vendetta and accusing the BJP of attempting to steal party documents.

The state leadership argues that the new legislation is harmful to the country’s rural workforce and is demanding a full reinstatement of the original employment guarantee scheme.

PM Modi urged states and Union Territories to focus on public outreach, development-oriented policing and deeper engagement with local communities, especially tribal youth.