CM Mamata Banerjee Made Party in I-PAC Raids Case, ED Informs Calcutta HC

• The ED informed the Calcutta High Court that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been made a party in the I-PAC raids case.
• Petitions by both ED and TMC regarding the I-PAC raids are scheduled for hearing today.
• The ED seeks a CBI investigation into alleged obstruction of its raids in Kolkata by Mamata Banerjee and police officials.
• TMC leaders, including Derek O'Brien and Mahua Moitra, were detained during a protest in New Delhi against alleged misuse of probe agencies.
• Mamata Banerjee accused the ED of trying to seize TMC's internal data and election strategy during searches at I-PAC's Kolkata office.

Why It Matters: Mamata Banerjee is now a party in the I-PAC raids case, as ED seeks CBI probe into alleged obstruction.