The West Bengal government in the Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) said the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is being “weaponised” by the Centre to tackle down political rivals in Opposition-ruled States while the Central agency retorted that it is actually being “terrorised” by the Mamata Banerjee government.
The brief exchange came during a hearing on a petition filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged obstruction of its raids at the offices of political consultancy firm I-PAC by Ms. Banerjee herself and senior police officers who accompanied her.
West Bengal Government questions maintainability of ED plea in Supreme Court on I-PAC case
“The ED has been weaponised,” senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, for the State government, also represented by senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, remarked.
“We are being terrorised,” Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, for ED, responded.
